Ancient site · Sharqia
Tanis
An important archaeological site in the north-eastern Nile Delta that served as Egypt's capital under the 21st and 22nd Dynasties.
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Tanis is the Greek name of the ancient Egyptian city known as Djanet, today called San al-Hagar in the Husseiniya district of Sharqia. It was the capital of the Egyptian kingdom under the 21st and 22nd Dynasties. The city lay on the Tanitic branch of the Nile, which silted up long ago. It is believed to be the place named Zoan in the Bible.
Good to know
- It was Egypt's capital during the 21st and 22nd Dynasties.
- It sits on a former Nile branch that has long since silted up.