Oxyrhynchus

Also known as Al-Bahnasa

Oxyrhynchus ( ; , ; ; ), also known by its modern name Al-Bahnasa (), is a city in Middle Egypt located about 160 km south-southwest of Cairo in Minya Governorate. It is also an important archaeological site. Since the late 19th century, the area around Oxyrhynchus has been excavated almost continually, yielding an enormous collection of papyrus texts dating from the Ptolemaic Kingdom and Roman Egypt. They also include a few vellum manuscripts, and more recent Arabic manuscripts on paper (for example, the medieval P. Oxy. VI 1006).

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Within Vinony's link graph, Oxyrhynchus is referenced by 664 other articles, and connects out to 'Amr ibn al-'As, Mormyridae and Arab conquest of Egypt.

The entry is geolocated on the map in city_region, across 2 mapped points.

It sits within the topics Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Egypt, Archaeological sites in Egypt and Cities in Egypt.

Its subject is documented across 37 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Oxyrhynchus
Settlement.other_name: Al-Bahnasa
Settlement.image_skyline: File:منطقة شهداء البهنسا.jpg
Settlement.caption: Al-Bahnasa Martyr district, a cemetery of 5,000 prominent early Muslims during Early Muslim conquests
Settlement.pushpin_map: Egypt
Settlement.pushpin_relief: 1
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300px
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Minya
Settlement.timezone: EET
Settlement.utc_offset: +2
Settlement.timezone_DST: EEST
Settlement.utc_offset_DST: +3
Settlement.settlement_type: City