Canopus
Canopus, also known as Canobus, was an ancient Egyptian coastal town, located in the Nile Delta. Its site is in the eastern outskirts of modern-day Alexandria, around 25 kilometers from the center of that city.- Ruin
- …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (20 feet)
- …is also known as “Canopus, Egypt”
- Description: ancient Egyptian town
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Kouta Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abu Qir and Montaza.
Montaza
Montaza is the name of both a district and a park in Alexandria, Egypt.
5 km southwest of Canopus
El Mandara
El Mandara or Al Mandarah is a neighborhood in Alexandria, Egypt.
6 km southwest of Canopus
Canopus
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Latitude
31.31667° or 31° 19′ north
Longitude
30.05° or 30° 3′ east
Open location code
8G3G8382+M2
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Canopus” goes by many names.
كانوبArabic
مدينة كانوبوسArabic
KanopusAzerbaijani
KanopeBasque
KanopusBasque
АбукірBelarusian
КанобBelarusian
КанопBelarusian
КанопусBelarusian
ক্যানোপাসBengali
КанопияBulgarian
КанопосBulgarian
ПикуатBulgarian
CanopCatalan
CanòpicCatalan
克諾珀斯Chinese
克诺珀斯Chinese
卡諾坡斯Chinese
卡诺卜Chinese
卡诺波Chinese
卡诺皮克Chinese
KanoposDanish
CanopusDutch
Canopus (Egypte)Dutch
كانوبوسEgyptian Arabic
CanobuExtremaduran
KanoposFinnish
ΚάνωβοςGreek
ΚάνωποςGreek
כאנובHebrew
קאנופוסHebrew
קנופוסHebrew
CanobusIndonesian
CanopusIndonesian
Canopus, MesirIndonesian
CanopusIrish
CanopoItalian
カノープス （エジプト）Japanese
カノポスJapanese
CanopusLatin
Canopus (Aegyptus antiqua)Latin
KanoposNorwegian
KanoposNorwegian Bokmål
CanòpOccitan (post 1500)
کانوبPersian
کانوپPersian
KanoposPolish
KanopusPolish
CanopRomanian
АбукирRussian
КанобRussian
КанопусRussian
KanopusSerbo-Croatian
Kanopus (Egipat)Serbo-Croatian
CanopusSwahili
Canopus, MisriSwahili
KanoposSwedish
คาโนโปสThai
КанопUkrainian
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