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.
- Archaeological site
- …lies at an elevation of 13 metres (43 feet)
- …is also known as “Heroónpolis”
- Description: ancient city in Egypt
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Abu Suweir Air Base
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Pithom
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Latitude
30.55° or 30° 33′ north
Longitude
32.06667° or 32° 4′ east
Open location code
8G2JG3X8+XM
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Pithom” goes by many names.
بيت أتومArabic
بيتومArabic
HeroonpolAzerbaijani
Pa-tumAzerbaijani
Per-AtumAzerbaijani
PifomAzerbaijani
PithomBulgarian
ПитомBulgarian
HeroònpolisCatalan
HeroòpolisCatalan
HeròpolisCatalan
Per-AtumCatalan
Pi-TumCatalan
PithomCatalan
Tell al-MaskhutaCatalan
PithomCebuano
比東Chinese
Per-AtoemDutch
HeroopolisFinnish
Ηρώων πόλιςGreek
ΠειθώGreek
PithomHausa
פיתום ורעמססHebrew
PitomIndonesian
PithomIrish
PitomItalian
ビションJapanese
PitomObolo
پیتومPersian
Па-тумRussian
Пер-АтумRussian
ПифомRussian
ХероонопольRussian
PithomSwahili
PithomSwedish
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