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Also Known As Hut-ka-Ptah • White Walls • Manf • Manfish • Minf

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Memphis, Egypt: colossal statue of Ramses II
Map showing the location of Memphis, Egypt, marked with a red star to indicate its status as a World Heritage Site. Memphis is situated just south of Cairo near the Nile River in northern Egypt, with surrounding countries and major bodies of water labeled for context.
Ptah figurine
Step Pyramid of Djoser
Side view of the Sphinx with the Great Pyramid of Khufu rising behind it on the Giza Plateau near Cairo, Egypt.
Pharaoh
Taking prisoners
Memphis, Egypt: alabaster sphinx
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Flag of Egypt with horizontal red, white, and black stripes and a gold eagle centered on the white stripe.
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country, Africa
Side view of the Sphinx with the Great Pyramid of Khufu rising behind it on the Giza Plateau near Cairo, Egypt.
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