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ทินิส
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Thinis (Greek: Θίνις Thinis, Θίς This ; Egyptian: Tjenu; ; ) was the capital city of pre-unification Upper Egypt. Thinis remains undiscovered but is well attested by ancient writers, including the classical historian Manetho, who cites it as the centre of the Thinite Confederacy, a tribal confederation whose leader, Menes (or Narmer), united Egypt and was its first pharaoh. Thinis began a steep decline in importance when the capital was relocated to Memphis, which was thought to be the first true and stable capital after the unification of Egypt by Menes. Thinis's location on the border of th
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Thinis
- Settlement.native_name
- Tjenu
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- egy
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Lost city
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Egypt
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250px
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Approximate location (at Girga) in modern Egypt
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Ancient Egypt
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Nome
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Nome VIII of Upper Egypt
- Settlement.government_type
- Nomarch (Old Kingdom)Mayor (New Kingdom)
- Settlement.established_title
- earliest evidence
- Settlement.established_date
- c. 4000 BC
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- lost city
- Country
- Egypt
- Located in
- Sohag Governorate
- Capital of
- Egypt
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- inception
- 4000-00-00
- Commons category
- Tjenu
- different from
- Tanis
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2 mapped locations