Tinnis
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Tennis or Tinnīs (, ) was a medieval city in Egypt which no longer exists. It was most prosperous from the 9th century to the 11th century until its abandonment. It was located at 31°12′N 32°14′E, on an island in Lake Manzala, southwest of Port Said.
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- Settlement.name
- Tennis
- Settlement.native_name
- ⲑⲉⲛⲛⲉⲥⲓ
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- Tennis, Egypt
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- Egypt
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
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- Location in Egypt
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- Country
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- Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Port Said
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Ethnicities
- Settlement.timezone
- EST
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +2
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Tennis or Tinnīs (, ) was a medieval city in Egypt which no longer exists. It was most prosperous from the 9th century to the 11th century until its abandonment. It was located at 31°12′N 32°14′E, on an island in Lake Manzala, southwest of Port Said.
==Etymology== The city's name was taken from Lake Tinnis, Lake Manzala's name at the time.
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