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Village in Sharqia Governorate, Egypt

Qantir

Qantir

Key facts

population13,660
elevation above sea level10m
instance ofvillage, archaeological site, village in Egypt
countryEgypt
located in the administrative territorial entityFaqous
All data from the card 4
Country
Egypt
Governorate
Sharqia
Time zone
UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+3 (EEST)

Qantir (Arabic: قنتير, romanized: Qantīr) is a village in Egypt. Qantir is believed to mark what was probably the ancient site of the 19th Dynasty Pharaoh Ramesses II's capital, Pi-Ramesses or Per-Ramesses ("House or Domain of Ramesses"). It is situated around 9 kilometers (5.6 mi) north of Faqous in the Sharqiyah province of the eastern Nile Delta, about 60 mi (97 km) north-east of Cairo.

The Arabic name of the village contains Coptic: ⲉⲛⲧⲏⲣ, lit. 'gods'.

The ancient site of Avaris is located around 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) south of Qantir. This was the older city in this area. Later on, Avaris was absorbed by Pi-Ramesses.

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