Pithom
Pithom was an ancient city of Egypt. References in the Hebrew Bible and ancient Greek and Roman sources exist for this city, but its exact location remains somewhat uncertain.
- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (40 feet)
- Description: ancient city in Egypt
- Also known as“Heroónpolis”“Pithom, Pithom”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Abu Suweir Air Base.
Abu Suweir Air Base
Abu Suweir Air Base is an Egyptian Air Force base… Abu Suweir Air Base is situated 3½ km northeast of Pithom.
Pithom
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Latitude
30.55° or 30° 33′ north
Longitude
32.06667° or 32° 4′ east
Open location code
8G2JG3X8+XM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Pithom” goes by many names.
بيت أتومArabic
بيتومArabic
HeroonpolAzerbaijani
Pa-tumAzerbaijani
Per-AtumAzerbaijani
PifomAzerbaijani
PithomBulgarian
ПитомBulgarian
HeroònpolisCatalan
HeroòpolisCatalan
HeròpolisCatalan
Per-AtumCatalan
Pi-TumCatalan
PithomCatalan
Tell al-MaskhutaCatalan
PithomCebuano
Per-AtoemDutch
HeroopolisFinnish
Ηρώων πόλιςGreek
ΠειθώGreek
PithomHausa
פיתום ורעמססHebrew
PitomIndonesian
PithomIrish
PitomItalian
ビションJapanese
PitomObolo
پیتومPersian
Па-тумRussian
Пер-АтумRussian
ПифомRussian
ХероонопольRussian
PithomSwahili
PithomSwedish
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