Cynopolis
Cynopolis was the Hellenistic toponym for two cities in ancient Egypt. Both Cynopolis superior and Cynopolis inferior were bishoprics in Christian times.- Locality with 20,600 residents
- …lies at an elevation of 38 metres (125 feet)
- Description: ancient city in Upper Egypt
- Also known as“Al Qays”“Cynopolis superior”“El Qeis”“El Qeis Halt”“Kynn̈n Polis”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beni Mazar and Al Kufur.
Beni Mazar
Town
Beni Mazar is a rural town in Egypt. Beni Mazar is situated 2½ km northeast of Cynopolis.
Matai
Village
Matai is a city in the Minya Governorate in Upper Egypt. Matai is situated 7 km south of Cynopolis.
Cynopolis
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Latitude
28.47843° or 28° 28′ 42″ north
Longitude
30.78487° or 30° 47′ 6″ east
Open location code
7GWGFQHM+9W
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Cynopolis” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “القيس، المنيا”
- Arabic: “القيس”
- Basque: “Zinopolis”
- Bosnian: “Cynopolis”
- Catalan: “Cinòpolis”
- Chinese: “基諾波利斯”
- Croatian: “Cynopolis”
- Dutch: “Cynopolis”
- Egyptian Arabic: “القيس”
- Finnish: “Kynopolis”
- French: “Cynopolis”
- German: “Kynopolis”
- Greek: “Κυνόπολις”
- Japanese: “シノポリス”
- Persian: “القیس”
- Russian: “Кинополь”
- Spanish: “Cinopolis”
- Spanish: “Cinópolis”
- Swahili: “Cynopolis superior”
- Swahili: “Cynopolis”
- Urdu: “کینوپولس”
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