Qantir () is a village in Egypt.K. Kris Hirst - A Glass Making Workshop for the Pharaoh Ramses II - History of Glass Making in Egypt's New Kingdom - Archaeology - About.com. Retrieved 20 August 2011. Qantir is believed to mark what was probably the ancient site of the 19th Dynasty Pharaoh Ramesses II's capital, Pi-Ramesses or Per-Ramesses ("House or Domain of Ramesses"). It is situated around north of Faqous in the Sharqiyah province of the eastern Nile Delta, about north-east of Cairo.Monroe Edgar - Qantir, Ancient Pi-Ramesse - Tour Egypt - Retrieved 20 August 2011.
The Arabic name of the village contains .
The ancient site of Avaris is located around south of Qantir. This was the older city in this area. Later on, Avaris was absorbed by Pi-Ramesses.
See also List of ancient Egyptian sites, including sites of temples
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