Hu
Hu, Huw or Hiw is the modern name of an Egyptian town on the Nile, which in more ancient times was the capital of the 7th Nome of Upper Egypt. The nome was referred to as Sesheshet.- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of around 80 metres (250 feet)
- Description: ancient city in Egypt
- Also known as“Diospolis Parva”“Hiu”“Hiw”“Hiw-Semaina”“Hu, Egypt”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sheneset-Chenoboskion (al-Qasr wa as-Sayyad) and Nag Hammâdi.
Sheneset-Chenoboskion (al-Qasr wa as-Sayyad)
Locality
al-Qasr wa as-Sayyad is a village in Nag Hammadi district of Qena Governorate, Egypt.
5 km northeast of Hu
Nag Hammâdi
Nag Hammadi is a city and markaz in Upper Egypt.
5 km northwest of Hu
Hu
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Latitude
26.01949° or 26° 1′ 10″ north
Longitude
32.28252° or 32° 16′ 57″ east
Open location code
7GRJ279M+Q2
GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
From Ancient Greek to Urdu—“Hu” goes by many names.
Διὸς πόλις μικράAncient Greek (to 1453)
Διόσπολις ΜικράAncient Greek (to 1453)
هوArabic
هو، قناArabic
Diospolis ParvaBasque
Diòspolis MikraCatalan
Diòspolis ParvaCatalan
Hut-Sekhem-SenusretCatalan
SesheshCatalan
هيوEgyptian Arabic
Diospolis MikraFinnish
Diospolis Mikra (Ylä-Egypti)Finnish
Hut-sekhemFinnish
Hut-seshemuFinnish
HuIrish
ХивRussian
ඩයොස්පොලිස් පාර්වාSinhala
හිව්-සෙමයිනාSinhala
හූ, ඊජිප්තුවSinhala
Hu, EgiptSlovenian
ХуUkrainian
Ху (Єгипет)Ukrainian
ہو، مصرUrdu
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