Ihnasya
إهناسيا | |
|---|---|
  Ihnasya Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 29°05′15″N 30°56′40″E / 29.08750°N 30.94444°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Beni Suef |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 40,001 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
Ihnasya (Arabic: إهناسيا) is a historical city in the Beni Suef Governorate of Egypt. It is located on the left bank of the Nile, close to the Bahr Yussef canal. Ihnasya, also known as Heracleopolis, served as the capital of the Heracleopolite nome in Ancient Egyptian, Ptolemaic, and Roman periods. Its importance persisted after the Muslim conquest of Egypt, as it became the capital of kurah al-Ihnasiyya.[1]
Today, it serves as the center of a markaz with a total population of 295,919 people.
- ^ Al-Maqrīzī. Book of Exhortations and Useful Lessons in Dealing with Topography and Historical Remains. Translated by Stowasser, Karl. Hans A. Stowasser. p. 124.