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This is a list of known ancient Egyptian towns and cities. [1] The list is for sites intended for permanent settlement and does not include fortresses and other locations of intermittent habitation. a capital of ancient Egypt
Name Description Aaru: The heavenly paradise often referred to as the Field Of Reeds, is an underworld realm where Osiris rules in ancient Egyptian mythology. Akhet: An Egyptian hieroglyph that represents the sun rising over a mountain. It is translated as "horizon" or "the place in the sky where the sun rises". [1] Benben
This is a list of ancient Egyptian sites, throughout Egypt and Nubia. Sites are listed by their classical name whenever possible, if not by their modern name, and lastly with their ancient name if no other is available.
The former name of the city is Banoub, "(place) of Anoub (personal name)" أبو حماد Hurbayt ⲫⲁⲣⲃⲁⲓⲧ Pharbait: [pʰərˈβajt] Barbait: [bərˈbajt] From Ancient Egyptian: pr-ḥrw-mr.ty, lit. 'house of the two eyed Horus' هربيطة Φάρβαιθος Bahtit ⲫⲁϩⲧⲓⲧ Phahtit: [pʰahˈtit] Bahtit: [bahˈtit] بحطيط
This is a list of traditional Arabic place names. This list includes: Places involved in the history of the Arab world and the Arabic names given to them. Places whose official names include an Arabic form. Places whose names originate from the Arabic language. All names are in Standard Arabic and academically transliterated. Most of these ...
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Largest cities See also Further reading External links 0-9 10th of Ramadan 15th of May 6th of October A Abu El Matamir Abu Hummus Abu Tesht Abu Tig Akhmim Al Khankah Alexandria Arish Ashmoun Aswan Awsim Ain El Sokhna B Badr Baltim Banha Basyoun Biyala Belqas Beni Mazar Beni Suef Beni Ebeid Biba Bilbeis Birket El Sab Borg El Arab Borg El Burullus Bush C Cairo D Dahab Dairut Damanhur Damietta ...
The name survived as Coptic Ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ Shmun, from which the modern name el Ashmunein (Arabic: الأشمونين) is derived. [ 3 ] In Koine Greek , the city was called "The City of Hermes " since the Greeks identified Hermes with Thoth , because the city was the main cult centre of Thoth, the Pharaonic god of magic, healing, and wisdom ...