El Balyana

Coordinates: 26°14′N 32°00′E / 26.233°N 32.000°E / 26.233; 32.000
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El Balyana
ⲃⲩⲗⲓⲁⲛⲏ
ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲩⲃⲓⲁⲛⲏ
البلينا
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El Balyana (

Arabic: البلينا; Coptic: ⲃⲩⲗⲓⲁⲛⲏ, ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲩⲃⲓⲁⲛⲏ[2] Tpolubianē, Coptic pronunciation: [təpoliβjˈanə]) is a small town in the Sohag Governorate of Upper Egypt. Located on the west bank of the Nile, it is situated near the ancient Egyptian city of Abydos
.

History

The modern city name comes from a Coptic distortion of a

Ancient Greek: Πολύβιος).[2] El Balyana was formerly a village belonging to the city of Bardes or the region of Bardes and then at the beginning of the last century was transferred to the center of the town of Balyana and became Bardes, a village belonging to the city of Balyana.[citation needed
]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Al-Balyanā (Markaz, Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b Carsten Peust (2010). Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten. Göttingen. p. 21.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

26°14′N 32°00′E / 26.233°N 32.000°E / 26.233; 32.000