Sharuna
Sharuna was a settlement in ancient Egypt, located east of the Nile, almost opposite of Per Medjed. The modern village that stands at this site is called el-Kom el-Ahmar Sawaris. It is within the boundaries of the modern Al Minya Governorate.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 22,200 residents
- Description: village in Minya Governorate, Egypt
- Also known as: “Shārūna”, “Sharunah”, and “Shārūnah”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ishnin al-Nasara.
Ishnin al-Nasara
Village
Ishnin al-Nasara is a village in the Minya Governorate, Egypt. The village of Ishnin al-Nasara is notable for its historical association with Christianity, as indicated by the term "al-Nasara" meaning "the Christians" in Arabic. Ishnin al-Nasara is situated 8 km west of Sharuna.
Sharuna
- Categories: city, archaeological site, and village in Egypt
- Location: Minya Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Sharuna” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “شارونة، المنيا”
- Arabic: “شارونة”
- Asturian: “Sharuna”
- Catalan: “Hutnesut”
- Catalan: “Sharuna”
- Dutch: “Hoet-Nesoe”
- Dutch: “Sharuna”
- Egyptian Arabic: “شارونة”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مدينة شارونة”
- Finnish: “Hut-nesu”
- French: “Hout Nesout”
- German: “Hut-nesu”
- German: “Hut-nesut”
- German: “Kom el-Ahmar Sawaris”
- German: “Scharuna”
- German: “Schārūna”
- German: “Sharuna”
- Lithuanian: “Hut-Nesu”
- Lithuanian: “Šaruna”
- Nupe-Nupe-Tako: “Sharuna”
- Persian: “شارونه”
- Polish: “Szaruna”
- Russian: “Шаруна”
- South Azerbaijani: “شارونه”
- Spanish: “Sharuna”
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