Cinyps

The Cinyps or Cinyphus, was a small river in ancient , and the site of a Greek colony of the same name, founded by the Spartan Dorieus. The town only existed for a short time, due to conflicts with the Carthaginians, and the local tribe of the Macae.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river giving its name to an ancient region in Libya
  • Also known as: “Ka’am”, “Uadi Caam”, “Wadi Caam”, “Wadi Ka’am”, “Wadi Ki`am”, “Κίνυφος”, “Кинип”, “Кинипа”, “Кинифа”, “سد وادي كعام”, “نهر وادي كعام”, “نهر وداي كعام”, and “ⴽⵄⴰⵎ”

Cinyps

Latitude
32.52999° or 32° 31′ 48″ north
Longitude
14.44603° or 14° 26′ 46″ east
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
8F4PGCHW+XC
Geo­Names ID
2215762
Wiki­data ID
Q5121128
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Cinyps” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كعـــام”
  • Arabic: “وادي كعام”
  • Cebuano: “Wādī Ki‘ām”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “وادى كعام”
  • Greek: “Κίνυψ”
  • Hausa: “Cinyps (Libya)”
  • Hausa: “Cinyps”
  • Russian: “Вади-Каам”
  • Ukrainian: “Кінипс (річка)”
  • Ukrainian: “Кінипс”

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