Tall al Ashmūnayn

Tall al Ashmūnayn is a hill in Minya Governorate, Egypt and has an elevation of 47 metres. Tall al Ashmūnayn is situated nearby to the locality Al Ashmūnīn, as well as near Nazlat Ḩāfiz̧.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include El-Ashmunein and Tuna el-Gebel.

El-Ashmunein

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

Tuna el-Gebel

Village

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Tuna el-Gebel was the necropolis of Khmun. It is the largest known Greco-Roman necropolis in Egypt, dating from the New Kingdom to the Roman Period, and seeing heavy use in the Ptolemaic Period. Tuna el-Gebel is located in Al Minya Governorate in Middle Egypt. Tuna el-Gebel is situated 6 km west of Tall al Ashmūnayn.

Mallawi

Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mallawi is a city in Egypt, located in the governorate of Minya.

Tall al Ashmūnayn

Type: Hill with an elevation of 47 metres
Also known as: “Tall al Ashmunayn” and “Tell el Ashmûnein”
Category: landform
Location: Minya Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude

27.78333° or 27° 47′ north

Longitude

30.8° or 30° 48′ east

Elevation

47 metres (154 feet)

Open location code

7GVGQRM2+82

GeoNames ID

360045

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