Sidi Ismail
Sidi Ismail is a cemetery in Minya Governorate, Egypt. Sidi Ismail is situated nearby to the village Tuna el-Gebel.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tuna el-Gebel and El-Ashmunein.
Tuna el-Gebel
Village
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 4½ km south of Sidi Ismail.
El-Ashmunein
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Sidi Ismail
- Type: Cemetery
- Also known as: “Sīdī Ismā‘īl”, “Sîdi Ismâ‘îl el Sibâ”, “Sīdī Ismā‘īl, Sidi Ismail”, and “Sidi Isma`il”
- Category: burial
- Location: Minya Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
27.81667° or 27° 49′ northLongitude
30.73333° or 30° 44′ eastElevation
42 metres (138 feet)Open location code
7GVGRP8M+M8OpenStreetMap ID
node 768554412OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=grave_yardGeoNames ID
348410
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Sidi Ismail” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “سيدي إسماعيل”
- French: “Sidi Ismail”
- German: “Sidi Ismail”
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