📍 Archaeological📸 Tourist Attraction

Tanis

Husseiniya, Egypt

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Overview

Village and ancient city in Sharqia Governorate, Egypt. It sits on the Mediterranean coast, mildest and greenest between autumn and spring.

Why visit: Memphis, Saqqara, Amarna and Abydos — the settlements and necropolises where Egyptology as a discipline was built.

Things to do

›Take a guide — most of these sites have almost no interpretive signage
›Wear a hat and carry water; there is rarely any shade
›Visit the site museum first if there is one
›Allow for rough, uneven ground and loose sand

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Travel Information

Best time

October – April

Weather

Mediterranean — mild, damp winters around 14–20°C with most of Egypt's little rainfall arriving between December and March, and hot but sea-cooled summers of 28–32°C.

Entry fee

Ticketed (~₹600 – 1,800)

Hours

Typically 8 AM – 4 PM

Est. budget

₹1,000 – ₹3,500

Duration

2 – 4 hours

Nearby attractions

Within

21.9 km

📍 Archaeological

4.5

Avaris

Sharqia Governorate

Archaeological site in Egypt. It lies in Egypt's desert belt, best visited between October and April.

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