Pithom

Pithom was an ancient city of Egypt. References in the Hebrew Bible and ancient Greek and Roman sources exist for this city, but its exact location remains somewhat uncertain.
Wikipedia
Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: ancient city in Egypt
  • Also known as: “Heroon-polis”, “Heroonpol”, “Heroonpolis”, “Heroònpolis”, “Heroópolis”, “Nathu”, “Pa-tum”, “Per Atum”, “Per-Atum”, “Per-Atûm”, “Pi-Tum”, “Piton”, “Pitón”, “Teku”, “Tell al-Maskhuta”, “Tell er-Retaba”, “Tell er-Robata”, “Ηρώων πόλις”, “Па-тум”, “Пер-Атум”, “Хероонополь”, and “بيت أتوم”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Abu Suweir Air Base.

Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is an Egyptian Air Force base… is situated 3½ km northeast of Pithom.

Pithom

Latitude
30.55° or 30° 33′ north
Longitude
32.06667° or 32° 4′ east
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Open location code
8G2JG3X8+XM
Geo­Names ID
350861
Wiki­data ID
Q1630019
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Pithom” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بيتوم”
  • Azerbaijani: “Pifom”
  • Bulgarian: “Питом”
  • Catalan: “Heroòpolis”
  • Catalan: “Heròpolis”
  • Cebuano: “Pithom”
  • Dutch: “Per-Atoem”
  • Finnish: “Heroopolis”
  • French: “Pithôm”
  • German: “Pithom”
  • Greek: “Πειθώ”
  • Hausa: “Pithom”
  • Hebrew: “פיתום ורעמסס”
  • Indonesian: “Pitom”
  • Irish: “Pithom”
  • Italian: “Pitom”
  • Japanese: “ビション”
  • Obolo: “Pitom”
  • Persian: “پیتوم”
  • Portuguese: “Pitom”
  • Russian: “Пифом”
  • Spanish: “Heroónpolis”
  • Swahili: “Pithom”
  • Swedish: “Pithom”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: ‘Izbat Kassāb and ‘Izbat Ghunaym Aḩmad.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: ‘Izbat Abū ‘Aţwah and Tur‘at Rayyāḩ al Maḩsamah.

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