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![Hierarchy of Qifṭ (inhabited place)](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif) |
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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Hierarchical Position: |
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Miṣr (nation) (P) |
![Hierarchy of Qinā (governorate)](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif) |
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Qinā (governorate) (P) |
![Hierarchy of Qifṭ (inhabited place)](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif) |
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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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