Bakchias
Bakchias is a hill in Faiyum Governorate, Egypt and has an elevation of 19 metres. Bakchias is situated nearby to the locality ‘Ezbet Muḥammad Khulus, as well as near ‘Izbat Abū Riḩāb.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hill with an elevation of 19 metres
- Description: archaeological site in the Egyptian depression of el-Faiyum
- Also known as: “Bacchis”, “Bakkhias”, “Bakkhis”, “Kawm Umm al Athl”, “Kôm Umm el-Athl”, “Tell Umm el-Qatl Bacchias”, and “Umm el Qatl”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tamiya and Philadelphia.
Tamiya
Village
Tamiya is a town in Faiyum Governorate, Egypt. The name of the town comes from Ancient Greek: Ταμαυις or Ταμαις. Tamiya is situated 9 km southwest of Bakchias.
Philadelphia
Locality
Photo: Archeologo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Faiyum is a city in Middle Egypt. Located 100 kilometres southwest of Cairo, in the Faiyum Oasis, it is the capital of the modern Faiyum Governorate. It is one of Egypt's oldest cities due to its strategic location. Philadelphia is situated 10 km southeast of Bakchias.
Bakchias
- Categories: human settlement, Egyptian temple, archaeological site, and landform
- Location: Faiyum Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Bakchias” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أم الأتل”
- Arabic: “أم الأثل”
- Catalan: “Bakchias”
- Cebuano: “Tall Umm al Athl”
- Dutch: “Bakchias”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ام الاتل”
- French: “Bakchias”
- German: “Bacchias”
- German: “Bakchias”
- German: “Kom Umm el-Atl”
- German: “Umm el-Athl”
- German: “Umm el-Atl”
- Greek: “Βακχία”
- Irish: “Bakchias”
- Italian: “Bakchias”
- Spanish: “Bakchias”
- Swedish: “Tall Umm al Athl”
- Turkish: “Bakchias”
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Localities in the Area
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