Tarrana

Tarrana (Arabic: الطرانة Aṭ-Ṭarrānah, Coptic: ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲑⲓ Terenouthi), known in classical antiquity as Terenuthis (Ancient Greek: Τερενοῦθις), is a town in Monufia Governorate of Egypt. It is located in the western Nile Delta, circa 70 km north-west of Cairo, between the southern prehistoric site of Merimde Beni-salame and the northern town of Kom el-Hisn. The ruins of ancient Terenuthis are found at Kom Abu Billo, northwest of the modern city.

Aṭ-Ṭarrānah
الطرانة
Town
Aṭ-Ṭarrānah
Location in Egypt
Aṭ-Ṭarrānah
Aṭ-Ṭarrānah (Egypt)
Aṭ-Ṭarrānah
Aṭ-Ṭarrānah (Northeast Africa)
Coordinates: 30.43518°N 30.83722°E / 30.43518; 30.83722
Country Egypt
GovernorateMonufia Governorate
Elevation
12 m (39 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)
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