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Leontopolis
Ancient Egyptian: Taremu
N17
D21
mZ3t
O49
tꜣ-rm.w
"Land of the Fish"
Location Tell el-Muqdam
Coordinates 30°41′N 31°21′E
Region Lower Egypt
Nome Kaheseb
Main deities Sekhmet, Bast, Maahes

Leontopolis (ancient Egyptian: tꜣ-rm.w, modern: Tell el-Muqdam) is an Ancient Egyptian city in Lower Egypt, located near the center of the Nile Delta. It was the provincial capital of Kaheseb, the eleventh nome of Lower Egypt.

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