Tanis (Djâni in
Egyptian) is an important archeological site in north-east
Egypt on the
Tanitic[?] branch of the
Nile. The main excavation team is currently the Société Française des Fouilles de Tanis (French Society for the Excavation of Tanis). It was the supposed site of some of the action in the film
Raiders of the Lost Ark.
In the XXI and XXIII dynasties it was the capital. There are ruins of the temple of Amon with obelisks and statues and a royal necropolis.
Société Française des Fouilles de Tanis (http://monsite.wanadoo.fr/fouillesdetanis/)
Map (http://www.calle.com/info.cgi?lat=30.9778&long=31.8733&name=Tanis&cty=Egypt&alt=59) courtesy of calle.com