Tanitike Limne

settlement · 550 BC – 2099 AD

During the period of Greek and Roman engagement with Egypt, the Tanitike Limne (one of the Nile Delta's many lake/lagoons) was bounded by the Phatnitikon (modern Damietta branch) and Mendesion (now disappeared) mouths of the Nile. The lake's ancient extent corresponds roughly to the western half of the modern Lake Menzala.

Coordinates

31.31261, 31.96751

Also known as

Buḥairat al-Manzala, Buhairat al-Manzala, Buhairat al-Manzalah, Buhairat al-Manzila, Buḥairat al-Manzila, Buhairat al-Manzilah, Buhairat el-Manzale, Buhairat el-Manzaleh, Buhairat el-Manzile, Buhairat el-Manzileh, buhayrat almanzila, baḥīrat manzala, (ar), Lake Manzala (en), Lake Manzala, Manzala (Lake) (en), Manzala-See (de), Manzala-See (de), بحيرة المنزلة (ar)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)

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