Cusae
Sign in to saveCusae (; ) was a city in Upper Egypt. Its Ancient Egyptian name was qjs (variant qsy), conventionally rendered Qis or Kis, with many further transliterations such as Qosia. Today, the town is known as El Quseyya, and is located on the west bank of the Nile in the Asyut Governorate.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Cusae
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- grc
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_map
- Map Cusae Description de l'Egypte.jpg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Old map of Cusae from ''Description de l'Égypte''
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Egypt
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- yes
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Asyut
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.timezone1
- EST
- Settlement.utc_offset1
- +2
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Egypt
- Located in
- Asyut Governorate
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- culture
- Ancient Egypt
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Article · Français
Cusae (aussi Kusai, (grec ancien : κουσαι)) est le nom grec d'une ville de Haute-Égypte, située sur la rive ouest du Nil, connue des Égyptiens comme Qis (Ḳis). Aujourd'hui, la ville s'appelle el-Qusiya (arabe : القوصية) et est rattachée au gouvernorat d'Assiout.
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