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Qifṭ (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 25 59 54 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 25.9984 decimal degrees |
| Long: 032 49 01 E degrees minutes |
Long: 32.8169 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on ancient trade route from Nile to Red Sea, India & Arabian Peninsula; was mining center in 1st & 2nd dynasties; destroyed by Diocletian in 292 CE following rebellion; became Christian community lending its name to Coptic Christians of Egypt. |
Names: |
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| Qifṭ (preferred,C,V)
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| Kuft (C,V)
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| Kouft (C,V)
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| Qifţ (NA,V,English,U)
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| ط; (C,V,Arabic,U)
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| Kebto (C,V,Egyptian, Coptic,U)
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| Justinianopolis (H,V,Latin,U)
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| Κόπτος (H,V,Greek,U)
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| Coptos (H,V,Greek (transliterated),U,N)
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| Coptus (H,V)
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| Koptos (H,V,Greek (transliterated),U,N)
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| Keft (H,V,Egyptian, Coptic,U)
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Qinā (governorate) (P) |
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Qifṭ (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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important commercial center in Antiquity; during 1st & 2nd dynasties, mines nearby yielded porphyry & gold |
| town (C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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early Egyptian remains have been excavated |
| mining center (H) |
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for porphyry & gold |
| Ancient Egyptian (H) |
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