Tennis, Egypt

Tennis or Tinnis (, ) was a medieval city in Egypt which no longer exists. It was located at , on an island in Lake Manzala, southwest of Port Said.
Etymology.
The city's name was taken from Lake Tinnis, Lake Manzala's name at the time.
History.
Prosperity.
Tennis was an important port, exporting agricultural products of Egypt, particularly textiles, of which itself is famed for producing throughout the Middle East, due to its geographical location served by the main eastern tributary of the Nile in medieval times, according to Muhammad al-Idrisi. By using the tributary, ships could enter the calmer waters of Lake Tinnis before entering the Mediterranean proper to avoid rough waves, which was a huge problem for ships at that era should they directly enter the sea, owing to the conditions at the mouth. The lake allowed for boats to wait out rough conditions unlike at Domyat or Rashid where the Nile empties directly into the sea, which made it a "port of the lands of Byzantium, the Frankish periphery, Cyprus, the whole length of the Levant coast and the entrepôts of Iraq" according to ibn Zulaq. The independent section given to it by "The book of curiosities", a set of important maps possibly made for caliph al‐Ma'mūn also testifies to its importance.
Abandonment.
The city's outward location, that makes water difficult to come by, as well as cramped conditions were negatives. Moreover, its outward location meant difficulty defending it against seaborne enemies, especially the crusaders. In 1192–93 Saladin ordered the abandonment of the civic settlement, leaving only a military fort whilst commerce was moved to the more defensible port of Damietta. Following the siege of Damietta, Egyptian authorities razed the fort.
Further reading.
Bennison, A. K., & Gascoigne, A. L. (2007). "Cities in the pre-modern Islamic world: The urban impact of state, society and religion". New York, NY: Routledge.