Atfih
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Atfih (
Arabic: أطفيح Aṭfīḥ pronounced [ʔɑtˤˈfiːħ], Coptic: ⲡⲉⲧⲡⲏϩ or ⲡⲉⲧⲡⲉϩ Tpeh or Tpēh[1]) is a town in Middle Egypt. It was part of the now defunct Helwan Governorate from April 2008 to April 2011, after which it was reincorporated into the Giza Governorate. As of 2001, it has a population of 106,300 inhabitants.[2][3][4][5][6]
Etymology
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tp jhw(t)[7] in hieroglyphs | ||||
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Era: Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BC) | ||||
The name is derived from
Arabic version Atfih (أطفيح) is derived. The city was also known in Greco-Roman Egypt
as Aphroditopolis.
Location
Atfih is located in the area of ancient Maten, Upper Egypt's northernmost nome.
History
Ancient history
Atfih was known as Per-nebet tep-ihu in antiquity and
Ancient Egyptian monuments discovered in the town include an animal necropolis, Greco-Roman tombs, and sepulchers of cows in huge limestone tombs. About 17 km North was found the Tomb of 'Ip
, who lived around 2000 BC. in Atfih.
Hesateum
"Hesateum" (in analogy of the "Serapeaum" at Saqqara") was a necropolis of sacred cows of the goddess Hesat. Sixteen animal tombs of the Ptolemaic Period have survived.[8]
Modern history
On 1 March 2011, the town's core in Atfih has seen skirmishes between some
Islamic preacher Amr Khaled
.
See also
- Timeline of the 2011 Egyptian revolution since the resignation of Mubarak
References
- ^ "أسماء بعض البلاد المصرية بالقبطية - كتاب لغتنا القبطية المصرية". St-Takla.org. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
- ^ "مشروع تطوير قرية اطفيح الجديدة وتحويلها إلى قرية تعاونية منتجة". www.icch-eg.com. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- ^ "مركز اطفيح - اليوم السابع". اليوم السابع | Youm7 (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- ^ "مركز أطفيح - اليوم السابع". اليوم السابع | Youm7 (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- ^ "أطفيح". بوابة الأهرام (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- ^ Map, Egypt's Projects. "مركز شباب أطفيح". www.egy-map.com. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- ^ Gauthier, Henri (1929). Dictionnaire des Noms Géographiques Contenus dans les Textes Hiéroglyphiques Vol. 6. p. 52.
- ^ "Atfih, la zone centrale de l'Hésateum (zone A) Travaux dans la nécropole des vaches sacrées (1) (Octobre 2008, novembre 2009)" (PDF). Mission égypto-française d'Atfih – via Université de Hélouan (Faculté de Tourisme) – Université Paul Valéry (UMR 5140, CNRS-Montpellier III).
- ^ a b c "Refworld | Egypt: Investigate Violence Against Coptic Christians".