Tarrana
Aṭ-Ṭarrānah
الطرانة | |
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Town | |
| Coordinates: 30°26′07″N 30°50′14″E / 30.43518°N 30.83722°E | |
| Country | Egypt |
| Governorate | Monufia Governorate |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
Tarrana (Arabic: الطرانة Aṭ-Ṭarrānah, Coptic: ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲑⲓ Terenouthi), known in classical antiquity as Terenouthis (Ancient Greek: Τερενοῦθις), is a town that is currently referred to as Monufia Governorate of Egypt. This site is located in the western Nile Delta, circa 70 km north-west of Cairo, between the southern prehistoric site of Merimde Beni-salame and the northern town of Kom el-Hisn. The modern name for the necropolitain ancient city of Ternouthis (El-Tarrana) is Kom Abou Billou. Tarrana was once a popular commercial center, and housed a diverse demographic that erupted during the Graeco-Roman Period (332 BC -395 AD) and the establishment of the Ptolemaic Period.