El Hiba

El Hiba is the modern name of the ancient Egyptian city of Tayu-djayet, an ancient nickname meaning "their walls" in reference to the massive enclosure walls built on the site.
  • Type: Locality with 16,200 residents
  • Description: village in Beni Suef Governorate, Egypt
  • Also known as: Al Hibah”, “Al Ḩībah”, “Al-Ḥībah”, “El Ḥîba”, and “El Hibba

El Hiba

Latitude
28.77456° or 28° 46′ 28″ north
Longitude
30.92358° or 30° 55′ 25″ east
Population
16,200
Elevation
39 metres (128 feet)
Open location code
7GWGQWFF+RC
Geo­Names ID
361158
Wiki­data ID
Q548805
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“El Hiba” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: الحيبة، بنى سويف
  • Arabic: الحيبة، بني سويف
  • Arabic: الحيبة
  • Asturian: El Hiba
  • Catalan: Teudjoi
  • Chinese: 安居戎波利斯
  • Dutch: El Hiba
  • Dutch: El-Hiba
  • Egyptian Arabic: الحيبة
  • Egyptian Arabic: مدينة الحيبه
  • Finnish: Ankyropolis
  • French: El Hibeh
  • German: al-Hiba
  • German: El-Hibe
  • German: Ḥība
  • Greek: Ελ Χίμπα
  • Hebrew: אל-חיבה
  • Italian: El-Hiba
  • Japanese: エル・ヒバ
  • Persian: الحیبه، مصر
  • Polish: Hibe
  • Portuguese: El Hiba
  • South Azerbaijani: الحیبه، میصر
  • Swahili: El Hiba
  • Turkish: El Hibe

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