Memphis

Summary

Memphis is an ancient city^[1]. Memphis ranks in the top 0.84% of ancient_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,569 views/month, #8 of 953).^[2]

Key Facts

• Memphis is located in Giza Governorate^[3].
• Memphis is in the country of Egypt^[4].
• Memphis's instance of is recorded as ancient city^[5].
• Memphis's instance of is recorded as Ancient Egyptian archaeological site^[6].
• Memphis is part of Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur^[7].
• Memphis's Commons category is recorded as Memphis, Egypt^[8].
• Memphis comprises Memphite necropolis^[9].
• Memphis began on 3100 BC^[10].
• Memphis's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 29.849444444444444, 'lon': 31.255}^[11].
• Memphis's significant event is recorded as archaeological excavation^[12].
• Memphis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Memphis, Egypt^[13].
• Memphis's Commons gallery is recorded as Memphis (Égypte)^[14].
• Memphis's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[15].
• Memphis's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• Memphis's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[17].
• Memphis's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus^[18].
• Memphis's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[19].
• Memphis's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[20].
• Memphis's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[21].
• Memphis's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana^[22].
• Memphis's described by source is recorded as The American Cyclopædia^[23].
• Memphis's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia^[24].
• Memphis's capital of is recorded as Old Kingdom of Egypt^[25].
• Memphis's heritage designation is recorded as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site^[26].
• Memphis's category for people who died here is recorded as Q32648377^[27].

Body

Geography

Memphis is in the country of Egypt^[4]. Memphis is located in Giza Governorate^[3]. Memphis is part of Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur^[7].

Physical Characteristics

Memphis covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+155.16'}^[28]. Memphis sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+20'}^[29].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include ancient city^[5] and Ancient Egyptian archaeological site^[6]. Memphis's heritage designation is recorded as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site^[26].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Memphis include Memphis^[30], a city in the United States^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1819^[33]; Rite of Memphis-Misraim^[34], a Masonic Rite^[35], founded in 1881^[36], headquartered in Naples^[37]; Decree of Memphis^[38], an inscription^[39], in Egypt^[40]; and Memphis Facula^[41], an impact crater^[42].

Why It Matters

Memphis ranks in the top 0.84% of ancient_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,569 views/month, #8 of 953).^[2] Memphis has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] Memphis is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

Entities named for Memphis include Memphis^[30], a city in the United States^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1819^[33]; Rite of Memphis-Misraim^[34], a Masonic Rite^[35], founded in 1881^[36], headquartered in Naples^[37]; Decree of Memphis^[38], an inscription^[39], in Egypt^[40]; and Memphis Facula^[41], an impact crater^[42].