Cynopolis
Cynopolis was the Hellenistic toponym for two cities in ancient Egypt. Both Cynopolis superior and Cynopolis inferior were bishoprics in Christian times.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality with 20,600 residents
- Description: ancient city in Upper Egypt
- Also known as: “Al Qays”, “Cynopolis superior”, “El Qeis”, “El Qeis Halt”, and “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. It is located in the Minya Governorate, on the west bank of the Nile. The older name of the town is Shinwada which comes from Sahidic Coptic: ϭⲓⲛⲟⲩⲟⲟⲧⲉ meaning 'kailyard'. Beni Mazar is situated 2½ km northeast of Cynopolis.
Al Kufur
Village
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Al Kufur is a village, which is situated 4½ km southeast of Cynopolis.
Matai
Village
Matai is a city in the Minya Governorate in Upper Egypt. It lies between Samalout and Beni Mazar. It is identified with the ancient town of Matoi and its name comes from the Coptic word for "soldier". Matai is situated 7 km south of Cynopolis.
Cynopolis
- Categories: ancient city and village in Egypt
- Location: Minya Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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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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