Memphis

Summary

Memphis is an ancient city^[1]. Memphis ranks in the top 0.84% of ancient_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,554 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 image is recorded as Memphis, Ramses II, Ancient Egypt.jpg^[5].
• Memphis's instance of is recorded as ancient city^[6].
• Memphis's instance of is recorded as Ancient Egyptian archaeological site^[7].
• Memphis's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315170126^[8].
• Memphis's GND ID is recorded as 4038589-9^[9].
• Memphis's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh91004888^[10].
• Memphis's part of is recorded as Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur^[11].
• Memphis's Commons category is recorded as Memphis, Egypt^[12].
• Memphis's has part is recorded as Memphite necropolis^[13].
• Memphis's start time is recorded as -3100-00-00T00:00:00Z^[14].
• Memphis's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 29.849444444444444, 'lon': 31.255}^[15].
• Memphis's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0ny25^[16].
• Memphis's World Heritage Site ID is recorded as 86-001^[17].
• Memphis's significant event is recorded as archaeological excavation^[18].
• Memphis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Memphis, Egypt^[19].
• Memphis's Commons gallery is recorded as Memphis (Égypte)^[20].
• Memphis's page banner is recorded as WV banner Memphis Egypt column closeup.jpg^[21].
• Memphis's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0041854^[22].
• Memphis's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[23].
• Memphis's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[24].
• Memphis's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[25].
• Memphis's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus^[26].
• Memphis's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[27].

Body

Geography

Memphis is in the country of Egypt^[4]. Memphis is located in Giza Governorate^[3]. Memphis's part of is recorded as Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur^[11].

Physical Characteristics

Memphis's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+155.16'}^[28]. Memphis's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+20'}^[29].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include ancient city^[6] and Ancient Egyptian archaeological site^[7]. Memphis's heritage designation is recorded as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site^[30].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Memphis include Memphis^[31], a city in the United States^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1819^[34]; Rite of Memphis-Misraim^[35], a Masonic Rite^[36], founded in 1881^[37], headquartered in Naples^[38]; Decree of Memphis^[39], an inscription^[40], in Egypt^[41]; and Memphis Facula^[42], an impact crater^[43].

Why It Matters

Memphis ranks in the top 0.84% of ancient_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,554 views/month, #8 of 953).^[2] Memphis has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] Memphis is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

Entities named for Memphis include Memphis^[31], a city in the United States^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1819^[34]; Rite of Memphis-Misraim^[35], a Masonic Rite^[36], founded in 1881^[37], headquartered in Naples^[38]; Decree of Memphis^[39], an inscription^[40], in Egypt^[41]; and Memphis Facula^[42], an impact crater^[43].