North Africa
Egypt
Sohag Governorate

Antaeopolis

Qaw el-Kebir or El Etmannyieh is a village in the of . An old settlement, it was known in Ancient Egypt as Tjebu or Tkow. In Greek and Roman Egypt, its name was Antaeopolis after its tutelary deity, the war god known by the Hellenized name Antaeus.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as: “Antaeopolis, Antaeopolis”, “Qaw el-Kebir”, and “Tjebu”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tima.

Town
is a city in the of . It is located on the west bank of the Nile. is situated 8 km southwest of Antaeopolis.

Antaeopolis

Latitude
26.95° or 26° 57′ north
Longitude
31.5° or 31° 30′ east
Open location code
7GRHXG22+22
Open­Street­Map ID
node 768725512
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Wiki­data ID
Q548283
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Antaeopolis” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الإسم العربي ؟”
  • Arabic: “العتمانية، أسيوط”
  • Arabic: “العتمانية”
  • Catalan: “Qaw al-Kebir”
  • Czech: “Qau el-Kebir”
  • Czech: “Tjebu, Antaeopolis”
  • Dutch: “Tjebu”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “العتمانيه”
  • Finnish: “Antaiopolis”
  • French: “Antaeopolis”
  • German: “Antaeopolis”
  • German: “Qau el-Kebir”
  • Greek: “Τιεμπού”
  • Irish: “Tjebu”
  • Italian: “Anteopoli”
  • Italian: “Djew-Qa”
  • Italian: “Qau el-Kebir”
  • Italian: “Qaw el-Kebir”
  • Italian: “Tjebu”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Tjebu”
  • Persian: “عتمانیه”
  • Spanish: “Antaeopolis”
  • Spanish: “Antaeópolis”
  • Spanish: “Qau el-Kebir”
  • Spanish: “Tyebu”

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