Hu

Hu, Huw or Hiw is the modern name of an town on the Nile, which in more ancient times was the capital of the 7th Nome of . The nome was referred to as Sesheshet.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Locality
  • Description: ancient city in Egypt
  • Also known as: “Diospolis”, “Dióspolis”, “Diòspolis Mikra”, “Diospolis parva”, “Hiu”, “Hiw”, “Hiw-Semaina”, “Hu (Egipto)”, “Hu, Egypt”, “Hut-sekhem”, “Hut-Sekhem-Senusret”, “Hut-seshemu”, “Seshesh”, “Διὸς πόλις μικρά”, “هو، قنا”, “ඩයොස්පොලිස් පාර්වා”, and “හිව්-සෙමයිනා”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sheneset-Chenoboskion (al-Qasr wa as-Sayyad) and Nag Hammâdi.

Locality
al-Qasr wa as-Sayyad is a village in district of , . is situated 5 km northeast of Hu.

Town
Photo: Mohamedelbadawy88, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nag Hammadi is a city and markaz in . is situated 5 km northwest of Hu.

Hu

Latitude
26.01949° or 26° 1′ 10″ north
Longitude
32.28252° or 32° 16′ 57″ east
Elevation
77 metres (253 feet)
Open location code
7GRJ279M+Q2
Geo­Names ID
355855
Wiki­data ID
Q1227091
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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Urdu—“Hu” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Διόσπολις Μικρά”
  • Arabic: “هو”
  • Arabic: “‏هو‎”
  • Basque: “Diospolis Parva”
  • Catalan: “Diòspolis Parva”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “هيو”
  • Finnish: “Diospolis Mikra (Ylä-Egypti)”
  • Finnish: “Diospolis Mikra”
  • French: “Diospolis Parva”
  • German: “Diospolis Parva”
  • Irish: “Hu”
  • Russian: “Хив”
  • Sinhala: “හූ, ඊජිප්තුව”
  • Slovenian: “Hu, Egipt”
  • Spanish: “Dióspolis Parva”
  • Ukrainian: “Ху (Єгипет)”
  • Ukrainian: “Ху”
  • Urdu: “ہو، مصر”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Naj‘ al Nājḩīyah and Naj‘ al Qināwīyah.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Hu/Diospolis Parva, Baths, Greek Bath and Maḩaţţat ad Dābbah.

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