Philoteris
Philoteris was a village in ancient Egypt located in the Faiyum Oasis. It was founded c. 280s BC by Pharaoh Ptolemy II Philadelphus of the Ptolemaic Kingdom, who named it for his sister, Philotera.- Locality
- Description: village in Ptolemaic Kingdom
- Also known as“Philoteris, Philoteris”“Philoteris, Themistou meris”
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Shafee Shalaby
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Philoteris
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Latitude
29.38333° or 29° 23′ north
Longitude
30.46667° or 30° 28′ east
Open location code
7GXG9FM8+8M
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historic = ruins
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place = locality
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Spanish—“Philoteris” goes by many names.
FiloteriAlbanian
Filoteri, Themistou merisAlbanian
فيلوترسArabic
Philoteris, Themistou merisDutch
ΦιλωτερίςGreek
Φιλωτερίς, Θεμίστου μερίδαGreek
Φιλωτερίς, Θεμίστου μερίςGreek
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