Qus
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Qus (
History
Naming
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Its modern name is one of many borrowings in Egyptian Arabic from Coptic, the last living phase of Ancient Egyptian. In Graeco-Roman times, it was called Apollonopolis Parva or Apollinopolis Mikra (Greek: Ἀπόλλωνος ἡ μικρά;[5] Ἀπόλλων μικρός),[6] or Apollonos minoris.[7]
During the Roman Empire it was renamed Diocletianopolis; and it corresponds, probably, to the Maximianopolis of the later Empire.
Overview
In the late Old Kingdom and First Intermediate Period, important people of Qus were buried at Naqada at the other side of the Nile. Here were found several stelae belonging to local governors of Qus, including those of Hetepi (priest). Gesa was an important city in the early part of
.Today, Qus is the site of a major American/German commercial project to convert the waste products of sugar cane refining (bagasse) into paper products.[citation needed]
The census of 2017 recorded a population in Qus of 464,288, which was estimated to have increased to 512,827 in 2021.[1]
Main sights
Temple of Haroeris and Heqet
The temple of
The pylon shows scenes of
See also
Notes
- ^ The numbering of the Ptolemaic rulers can differ in several sources. The numbering used by Porter and Moss seems to be off by 1 compared to Wikipedia. The internal links are based on the second name used. For instance Ptolemy Alexander I is numbered Ptolemy X on Wikipedia, while he is numbered Ptolemy XI in Porter and Moss.
References
- ^ a b c "Qūṣ (Markaz, Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ Černý, Jaroslav (1976). Coptic Etymological Dictionary. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 345.[ISBN missing]
- ^ "أسماء بعض البلاد المصرية بالقبطية - كتاب لغتنا القبطية المصرية | St-Takla.org". st-takla.org. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ a b Gauthier, Henri (1928). Dictionnaire des Noms Géographiques Contenus dans les Textes Hiéroglyphiques Vol. 5. p. 178.
- ^ Steph. B. s. v.
- ^ Hierocl. p. 731
- ^ It. Anton. p. 158
- ISBN 0-500-05100-3
- ^ Porter, Bertha and Moss, Rosalind. Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs and Paintings, V Upper Egypt: Sites (Volume 5). Griffith Institute. 2004.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Apollinopolis". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray. p. 160.
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