North Africa
Egypt
Minya Governorate

Antinoöpolis

Antinoöpolis was a city founded at an older Egyptian village by the Roman emperor Hadrian to commemorate his deified young beloved, Antinoüs, on the east bank of the Nile, not far from the site in where Antinoüs drowned in 130 AD.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as: “Ash Shaykh ‘Ibādah”, “Ash Shaykh `Ibadah”, “El Sheikh ‘Ibâda”, “el-Scheich Ibada”, “Esh Sheikh ‘Ibāda”, “Roman circus of Antinoopolis”, “Sheik Abāda”, and “Sheikh ‘Ibada”
  • Historically known as: “Antinoë”, “Antinoopolis”, and “Antinopolis”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Deir Abu Hinnis and Deir El Bersha.

Village
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is a village in the , Egypt, on the eastern side of the Nile. The village includes an archaeological site that contain more than two hundred limestone quarries. is situated 3 km southeast of Antinoöpolis.

Village
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is a Coptic village in , in the . It is located on the east bank of the Nile to the south of Antinoöpolis and almost opposite the city of . is situated 6 km south of Antinoöpolis.

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Hermopolis was a major city in antiquity, located near the boundary between and . Its Egyptian name Khemenu derives from the eight deities said to reside in the city.

Antinoöpolis

Latitude
27.81019° or 27° 48′ 37″ north
Longitude
30.88581° or 30° 53′ 9″ east
Population
7,160
Elevation
52 metres (171 feet)
Open location code
7GVGRV6P+38
Open­Street­Map ID
way 482409345
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
359989
Wiki­data ID
Q124281
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Ukrainian—“Antinoöpolis” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Antinoöpolis”
  • Arabic: “أنتينوبوليس”
  • Arabic: “الشيخ عبادة”
  • Arabic: “الشيخ عباده، المنيا”
  • Belarusian: “Антынопаль”
  • Catalan: “Antinòupolis”
  • Chinese: “安提诺波利斯城”
  • Chinese: “安提諾波利斯”
  • Chinese: “安提諾波利斯城”
  • Dutch: “Antinoöpolis”
  • Dutch: “el-Scheich Ibada”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “انطيونوبوليس”
  • Esperanto: “Antinoopoliso”
  • Finnish: “Antinoopolis”
  • French: “Antinoé”
  • French: “Antinoë”
  • French: “Antinoupolis”
  • French: “Sheik Abāda”
  • French: “Sheikh ‘Ibada”
  • Georgian: “ანტიოპოლისი”
  • German: “Antinoe”
  • German: “Antinooupolis”
  • German: “Antinoupolis”
  • German: “asch-Schaich ʿIbāda”
  • German: “asch-Scheich Ibada”
  • German: “Scheich ʿIbāda”
  • Greek: “Αντινοόπολις”
  • Greek: “Ἀντινόου πόλις” (historical)
  • Hebrew: “אנטינופוליס”
  • Italian: “Antinopoli” (historical)
  • Japanese: “アンティノポリス”
  • Latin: “Antinoopolis”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Antinoöpolis”
  • Persian: “آنتیپولیس”
  • Persian: “آنتینوپولیس”
  • Polish: “Antinoopolis”
  • Portuguese: “Antinoópolis”
  • Russian: “Антинополь”
  • Serbian: “Антинопољ”
  • Slovenian: “Antinopolis”
  • South Azerbaijani: “آنتیپولیس”
  • Spanish: “Antinoopolis”
  • Spanish: “Antinoópolis”
  • Swahili: “Antinoe”
  • Swahili: “Antinoë”
  • Swahili: “Antinoopolis”
  • Swahili: “el-Scheich Ibada”
  • Swahili: “Sheik Abāda”
  • Swahili: “Sheikh ‘Ibada”
  • Swedish: “Antinopolis”
  • Ukrainian: “Антинополь”

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