Heracleopolis Magna

Heracleopolis Magna is an archaeological site in Beni Suweif Governorate, Egypt.

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Heracleopolis Magna

Archaeological site

Heracleopolis Magna, Heracleopolis or Herakleoupolis is the Roman name of the capital of the 20th nome of ancient Upper Egypt, known in Ancient Egyptian as nn nswt. Heracleopolis Magna is situated 270 metres northeast of Heracleopolis Magna.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sedment.

Sedment

Village

Sedment al-Gabal is a village in the Beni Suef Governorate of Egypt. It attracts a large number of Christians each year to celebrate the feast day of Saint George. Sedment is situated 7 km northwest of Heracleopolis Magna.

Heracleopolis Magna

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Beni Suweif Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude

29.08333° or 29° 5′ north

Longitude

30.93333° or 30° 56′ east

Elevation

32 metres (105 feet)

Open location code

7GXG3WMM+88

GeoNames ID

355953

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