Hermopolis was a major city in antiquity, located near the boundary between Lower and Upper Egypt. Its Egyptian name Khemenu derives from the eight deities said to reside in the city.

Tuna el-Gebel

Village

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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. Tuna el-Gebel is situated 10 km northwest of Sinjirj.

Sinjirj

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Singirg”
Location: Minya Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude

27.70224° or 27° 42′ 8″ north

Longitude

30.79605° or 30° 47′ 46″ east

Elevation

47 metres (154 feet)

Open location code

7GVGPQ2W+VC

GeoNames ID

347915

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Arabic: “سنجرج”

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