Leontopolis

The archaeological site contains massive rectangular earthwork enclosures with dimensions of 515 meters by 490 meters, featuring sloping walls with plastered surfaces.

During the reign of Ptolemy VI Philometor, an exiled Jewish priest established a temple modeled after Jerusalem's temple on the location of a former pagan structure.

The temples at Leontopolis maintained live lions and honored the lioness goddesses Bast and Sekhmet, reflecting the city's connection to feline deities.

The archaeological site sits at coordinates 30.2883009 latitude and 31.360463 longitude, in the central region of the Nile Delta.

The temple construction at Leontopolis permitted women to function as priests, differing from standard religious practices of that period.

Website: https://egyptsites.wordpress.com/2009/03/02/tell-el-yahudiya

GPS coordinates: 30.28889,31.36056

Latest update: November 23, 2025 05:04