Leontopolis

Leontopolis - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Leontopolis (Egyptian: Ney-ta-hut) is the Greek name for the modern area of Tell el Yehudiye or Tell el-Yahudiya (Egyptian Arabic: Jewish Mound). It was an ancient city of Egypt in the 13th nome of Lower Egypt (the Heliopolite Nome), on the Pelusiac branch of the Nile. This site is known for its distinctive pottery known as Tell el-Yahudiyeh Ware. Read more on Wikipedia

type: ancient site
date from: None
official website: http://egyptsites.wordpress.com/2009/03/02/tell-el-yahudiya/

Source: en.wikipedia.org