The ancient city of Cranes in Fayoum Governorate is one of the important archaeological monuments in the governorate that indicates the prosperity of the Fayoum region in the Pharaonic era, and it was considered one of the important regions in Egypt and relied upon for many activities, especially agriculture. The city is more than 5 thousand years old, and is located on the Cairo-Fayoum Desert Road behind… The Kom Oshim Archeology Museum is located within the geographical area of the Tamiya Center.
Sayed Al-Shoura, former Director General of Fayoum Antiquities, said that the city of Kranis is an important Pharaonic city located in the Kom Oshim area near the home of the British High Commissioner, which was considered prosperous and vibrant 5,850 years ago during the rule of the Pharaonic King Amenemhat III, and was more like an important agricultural settlement for the Greeks. And the Romans, and used it for veterans of the Greek army during the fourth century AD, and with the factors of time, “Kranes” turned into an area It was abandoned after being exposed to several sand storms that wiped out most of its parts, until an exploratory mission led by a team from the University of California, Los Angeles, in cooperation with the University of Auckland in New Zealand and the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, began searching the area from 2005 until the area was restored and revived to reveal the remains of two temples that were dedicated to the worship of God. Sobek, or the crocodile, is the god who was worshiped in Fayoum during the Pharaonic times
Al-Shoura pointed out that the city of Karanis is located in the Kom Oshim area on the Fayoum-Cairo Desert Road, and is famous for its streets, such as the Royal Street. They were ruins of houses built of mud brick, some of which had a foundation of stone. They were distinguished by the fact that they were composed of one floor, and each house was independent of the next. There are common walls between the houses, and the walls are still characterized by engraved drawings of leaves, grape clusters, and grain tagines. The first excavations began in 1895 by Archaeologist Hunt, after which the missions began excavations and found large quantities of coffins and houses made of stone, pottery vessels made of burnt clay, statues of some gods, statues of blue faience, some bronze pieces, spindle heads, mills made of stone and wood, plates of polished pottery, household utensils, and jars for preserving grains. Pots for storing water, bronze tools including needles, awls, drilling machines, and a number of decorated graves.
An independent neighborhood was also found within the city at the farthest outskirts of the village from the northwest and southeast, containing a mill, a bakery, and a grain store, in addition to two baths from the Roman era.
Sayed Al-Shoura explained that the city has been populated since its inception, and a pottery statue representing a horse was found with clear details of Islamic inscriptions. It is considered one of the most beautiful archaeological cities in Fayoum, as an Antiquities Authority mission discovered in January 1990 the presence of Islamic antiquities in the city of Karanis, and a statue was found. It is made of pottery representing a horse with clear details of Islamic inscriptions, dating back to the beginning of the Islamic era, in addition to a medallion made of blue glass that still maintains its natural color until now, with a central crescent drawn on it. A group of stars. The mission also found traces of some sandstone houses, a group of large pottery vessels that were used to preserve grains and grains, and a group of bronze lamps. In addition to finding about 100 surface tombs dating back to the Roman and Coptic eras, which indicates that all eras She lived in that wonderful city.
Islamic ruins
City ruins _2
Ruins of different eras
City Gate_1
It was thriving with agriculture
The ancient city of Kranis
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