North Africa
Egypt
Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate

Sakhā

Sakha, also known by the ancient name of Xois is a town in of . Located near the center of the , it is a city of great antiquity, identified with the ancient Egyptian city of Ḫꜣsww.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: village and archaeological site in Egypt
  • Also known as: “Sakha”, “Sakha, Egypt”, and “Xois”

Sakhā

Latitude
31.08963° or 31° 5′ 23″ north
Longitude
30.95077° or 30° 57′ 3″ east
Population
14,700
Elevation
14 metres (46 feet)
Open location code
8G3G3XQ2+V8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2709416673
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
349808
Wiki­data ID
Q1068140
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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Spanish—“Sakhā” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Ξόις”
  • Arabic: “السخا”
  • Arabic: “سخا”
  • Basque: “Xois”
  • Catalan: “Khasu”
  • Catalan: “Xois”
  • Chinese: “索伊斯”
  • Dutch: “Xois”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سخا”
  • Finnish: “Ksois”
  • French: “Xois”
  • French: “Xoïs”
  • German: “Chasut”
  • German: “Chasuu”
  • German: “Sacha”
  • German: “Sachā”
  • German: “Skhou”
  • German: “Xois”
  • Hebrew: “קסויס”
  • Italian: “Jasuut”
  • Italian: “Khaset”
  • Italian: “Khasut”
  • Italian: “Sakha (Egitto)”
  • Italian: “Xois”
  • Japanese: “クソイス”
  • Lithuanian: “Chasu”
  • Lithuanian: “Choisas”
  • Lithuanian: “Hoisas”
  • Lithuanian: “Hojis”
  • Lithuanian: “Ksoisas”
  • Lithuanian: “Ksojis”
  • Romanian: “Xois”
  • Russian: “Сакха”
  • Slovak: “Chasut”
  • Slovak: “Xois”
  • Slovenian: “Ksois”
  • Spanish: “Xeos”
  • Spanish: “Xois”

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