Akoris
Akoris; Egyptian: Mer-nefer, Per-Imen-mat-khent, or Dehenet is the Greek name for the modern Egyptian village of Ṭihnā al-Ǧabal, located about 12 km north of Al Minya. The ancient site is situated in the southeast of the modern village.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 7,390 residents
- Description: village in Minya Governorate, Egypt
- Also known as: “Acoris”, “Akoris, Egypt”, “Tihna al Jabal”, “Ţihnā al Jabal”, “Ṭihnā al-Jabal”, “Tihna el Gabal”, and “Tihna el Gebel”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Taha al Amidah and Al Bayahu.
Taha al Amidah
Village
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Taha al Amidah is a village, which is situated 7 km west of Akoris.
Al Bayahu
Village
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Al Bayahu is a village, which is situated 9 km northwest of Akoris.
Akoris
- Categories: village, archaeological site, and village in Egypt
- Location: Minya Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Akoris” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “طهنا الجبل، المنيا”
- Arabic: “طهنا الجبل”
- Catalan: “Akoris”
- Cebuano: “Acoris”
- Dutch: “Akoris”
- Egyptian Arabic: “طهنا الجبل”
- French: “Akoris”
- Georgian: “აქორისი”
- German: “Akoris”
- German: “Tihna al-Dschabal”
- German: “Tihna el-Gebel”
- German: “Ṭihnā el-Gebel”
- Greek: “Άκωρις”
- Italian: “Akoris”
- Persian: “طهنا الجبل”
- Polish: “Tihna al-Dżabal”
- South Azerbaijani: “طهنا الجبل”
- Spanish: “Acoris”
- Swahili: “Acoris”
- Swahili: “Akoris, Misri”
- Swedish: “Acoris”
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