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Sais

Village in Gharbia Governorate, Egypt

Cityemporium archaeological site village in EgyptQ381038

Also known as Saïs

Country: Egypt
Located in: Markaz Basyūn
Population: 20,568(November 11, 2006)
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Elevation: 10 m
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Sais was an ancient Egyptian city in the Western Nile Delta on the Canopic branch of the Nile, It was the provincial capital of Sap-Meh, the fifth nome of Lower Egypt and became the seat of power during the Twenty-fourth Dynasty of Egypt and the Saite Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt during the Late Period. On its ruins today stands the town of Sa el-Hagar or Sa El Hajar.

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