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Key facts
- Location
- Beni Suef Governorate , Egypt
- Type
- Settlement
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Ancient Egypt
- Located in
- Beni Suef Governorate
- Population
- 40001
- Elevation
- 32
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- Ehnasia
- Image
- Relieve tumba Satbahetep (M.A.N. Inv.1976-114-A-2080) 02.jpg
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- Commons category
- Herakleopolis Magna
- culture
- Ancient Egypt
- native label
- Ἡρακλεόπολις
- start time
- 4000-00-00
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
Heracleopolis Magna (Ancient Greek: Μεγάλη Ἡρακλέους πόλις, Megálē Herakléous pólis), Heracleopolis (Ἡρακλεόπολις, Herakleópolis) or Herakleoupolis (Ἡρακλεούπολις) is the Roman name of the capital of the 20th nome of ancient Upper Egypt, known in Ancient Egyptian as nn nswt. The site is located approximately 15 km (9.3 mi) west of the modern city of Beni Suef, in the Beni Suef Governorate of Egypt.
Name
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