modern Ihnasya el‑Medina

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Modern Ihnasya el‑Medina is an Egyptian town that occupies the area of the ancient city of Herakleopolis Magna, a significant regional center in pharaonic times.

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Label Occurrences
modern Ihnasya el‑Medina canonical 1

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Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf town ⓘ
associatedDeity Heryshef ⓘ
country Egypt ⓘ
hasAncientEgyptianName Henen-nesut ⓘ
linked to: Henen‑nesut
hasAncientName Herakleopolis Magna ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalRemainsFrom First Intermediate Period ⓘ
Middle Kingdom ⓘ
Old Kingdom ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalSite ruins of Herakleopolis Magna ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity agriculture ⓘ
local trade ⓘ
hasExcavationsBy Edouard Naville ⓘ
linked to: Édouard Naville

Flinders Petrie ⓘ
hasHistoricalStratum ancient city of Herakleopolis Magna ⓘ
linked to: Herakleopolis Magna
hasNearbyArchaeologicalInterest tombs and temple remains of Herakleopolis Magna ⓘ
hasNearbyFeature Faiyum region ⓘ
linked to: Faiyum Oasis
hasTypeOfHeritage archaeological heritage ⓘ
pharaonic heritage ⓘ
heritageStatus important site for Egyptology ⓘ
languageSpoken Arabic ⓘ
locatedIn Beni Suef Governorate ⓘ
Middle Egypt ⓘ
linked to: central Egypt
locatedInCountry Egypt ⓘ
locatedNear Beni Suef ⓘ
locatedOnTopOf Herakleopolis Magna ⓘ
locatedSouthOf Cairo ⓘ
locatedWestOf the Nile River ⓘ
linked to: Nile
occupiesAreaOf Herakleopolis Magna ⓘ
partOf ancient Herakleopolite nome region ⓘ
region Nile Valley ⓘ
timeDepth continuous occupation from pharaonic times to modern era ⓘ
toponymOrigin derived from ancient settlement at Herakleopolis Magna ⓘ
wasImportantReligiousCenterFor cult of Heryshef ⓘ
wasRegionalCenterIn Pharaonic period ⓘ
writingSystemUsedHistorically Demotic ⓘ
Egyptian hieroglyphs ⓘ
Greek ⓘ

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Herakleopolis Magna → locatedNear → modern Ihnasya el‑Medina ⓘ