Back Herakleopolis Afrikaans ሄራክሌውፖሊስ Amharic إهناسيا Arabic مدينة إهناسيا ARZ Herakleopol Azerbaijani Heracleòpolis Magna Catalan Heracleopolis Magna CEB Heracleopolis Magna Czech Herakleopolis Magna German Ηρακλεόπολις η μεγάλη Greek
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| Location | Beni Suef Governorate, Egypt |
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| Coordinates | 29°5′8″N 30°56′4″E / 29.08556°N 30.93444°E |
| Type | Settlement |
Heracleopolis Magna (‹See Tfd›Greek: Μεγάλη Ἡρακλέους πόλις, Megálē Herakléous pólis), Heracleopolis (Ἡρακλεόπολις, Herakleópolis) or Herakleoupolis (Ἡρακλεούπολις)[1] 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.[2]
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica, H304.7
- ^ An Introduction to the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt, 2008. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing. 2008.