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Damanhūr (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 31 02 21 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 31.0392 decimal degrees |
| Long: 030 28 09 E degrees minutes |
Long: 30.4691 decimal degrees |
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Note: A major center of the W delta; name was derived from ancient Egyptian Timinhor; was severely damaged by earthquake in 1302; Mamlūk caliph Barqūq restored its fortifications in late 14th cen.; prospered in Middle Ages as caravan town. |
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| Damanhūr (preferred,C,V,Arabic (transliterated),U)
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| Damanhûr (C,V)
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| Bandar Damanhūr (NA,V)
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| Damanhour (NA,V)
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| Hermupolis Parva (NA,V)
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| دمنهور (NA,V,Arabic,U)
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| Hermopolis Parva (H,V)
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............ | Hellenistic name |
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Damanhūr (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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was capital of a Ptolemaic nome |
| city (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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