Qaw el-Kebir

Qaw el-Kebir or El Etmannyieh is a village in the of . An old settlement, it was known in Ancient Egypt as Tjebu or Tkow. In Greek and Roman Egypt, its name was Antaeopolis after its tutelary deity, the war god known by the Hellenized name Antaeus.
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  • Ruin
  • …lies at an elevation of around 290 metres (960 feet)
  • …is also known as “Tjebu”
  • Description: human settlement

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tima.
is a city in the of . is situated 8 km southwest of Qaw el-Kebir.

Qaw el-Kebir

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Latitude
26.95° or 26° 57′ north
Longitude
31.5° or 31° 30′ east
Open location code
7GRHXG22+22
Geo­Names ID
360310
Wiki­data ID
Q548283

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Qaw el-Kebir” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “العتمانية، أسيوط”
  • Arabic: “العتمانية”
  • Catalan: “Qaw al-Kebir”
  • Czech: “Qau el-Kebir”
  • Czech: “Tjebu, Antaeopolis”
  • Dutch: “Tjebu”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “العتمانيه”
  • Finnish: “Antaiopolis”
  • French: “Antaeopolis”
  • German: “Qau el-Kebir”
  • Greek: “Τιεμπού”
  • Hebrew: “קאו אל-כביר”
  • Irish: “Tjebu”
  • Italian: “Anteopoli”
  • Italian: “Djew-Qa”
  • Italian: “Qau el-Kebir”
  • Italian: “Qaw el-Kebir”
  • Italian: “Tjebu”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Tjebu”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Antæceaster”
  • Persian: “عتمانیه”
  • Spanish: “Antaeópolis”
  • Spanish: “Qau el-Kebir”
  • Spanish: “Tyebu”
  • Urdu: “قاو الکبیر”

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