Tuna el-Gebel
Tuna el-Gebel was the necropolis of Khmun. It is the largest known Greco-Roman necropolis in Egypt, dating from the New Kingdom to the Roman Period, and seeing heavy use in the Ptolemaic Period. Tuna el-Gebel is located in Al Minya Governorate in Middle Egypt.
- Village
- …lies at an elevation of around 50 metres (170 feet)
- Description: archaeological site in Middle Egypt
- Also known as“Tuna al Gabal”“Tûna el Gabal”“Tûna el Gabal, Tuna al Gabal, Tunah al Jabal”“Tūnah al Jabal”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El-Ashmunein.
El-Ashmunein
Hermopolis was a major city in antiquity, located near the boundary between Lower and Upper Egypt.
Tuna el-Gebel
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Latitude
27.775° or 27° 46′ 30″ north
Longitude
30.74028° or 30° 44′ 25″ east
Open location code
7GVGQPGR+24
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OpenStreetMap feature
place = village
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Tuna el-Gebel” goes by many names.
تونة الجبلArabic
Tuna al-DjebelCatalan
Tuna el-GebelDutch
تونه الجبلEgyptian Arabic
تونه الجبلPersian
Tuna al-DżabalPolish
Туна-эль-ГебельRussian
تونه الجبلSouth Azerbaijani
Tuna el-GebelTurkish
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