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Al Bahnasā (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 28 32 08 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 28.5356 decimal degrees |
| Long: 030 39 34 E degrees minutes |
Long: 30.6595 decimal degrees |
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Note: Oxyrhynchus was an ancient city dedicated to worship of the god Seth, incarnated in the oxyrhyne fish (hence the Greek name); flourished during Roman & Coptic periods; became a monastic center during the latter; famous for its many papyri. |
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| Al Bahnasā (preferred,C,V,English-P,U)
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| Al-Bashnasā (C,V)
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| El Bahnasa (C,V)
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| Bahnasa, El (C,V)
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| Behnesa (C,V)
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| Behnesch (NA,V)
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| Behnessa (NA,V)
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| El-Bahnasa (NA,V)
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| Oxyrynchus (NA,V)
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| Oxyrynkhos (NA,V)
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| Oxyrhynchos (H,V)
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| Oxyrhynchus (H,V)
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled since ancient times |
| archaeological site (C) |
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