Badrashin
Badrashin
البدرشين | |
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City | |
1878 illustration of Badrashin | |
| Coordinates: 29°51′07″N 31°16′34″E / 29.852°N 31.276°E | |
| Country | Egypt |
| Governorate | Giza |
| Founded | c. 3000 BCE |
| Population | |
• Total | 90,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
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Badrashin (Arabic: البدرشين) is a city, and capital of the eponymous markaz (county), in Giza Governorate, Egypt.
Badrashin County is the site of Ancient Egypt's royal capital, Men-nefer (Memphis). While much of the actual city is now buried under modern villages, its royal tombs and pyramids, the Memphite Necropolis, is listed as a UNESCO world heritage site.