Sidfa (Arabic: صدفا, from Ancient Egyptian: ḥw.t-sḥtp.t[4]) is a town in Egypt.[5] It is located near the city of Abnub in the Asyut Governorate. It was known in antiquity by the Greeks as Hisopis.[3]

Sidfa
صدفا
Sidfa is located in Egypt
Sidfa
Sidfa
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 26°57′55″N 31°22′51″E / 26.96528°N 31.38083°E / 26.96528; 31.38083
Country Egypt
GovernorateAsyut
Area
 • Total33.08 sq mi (85.67 km2)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total200,977
 • Density6,100/sq mi (2,300/km2)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)
O6O34
R4
X1 Q3
X1
O49
ḥt sḥtp[2][3]
in hieroglyphs
Era: Ptolemaic dynasty
(305–30 BC)

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Ṣidfa (Markaz, Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  2. ^ Gauthier, Henri (1927). Dictionnaire des Noms Géographiques Contenus dans les Textes Hiéroglyphiques Vol. 4. p. 128.
  3. ^ a b Brugsch, Heinrich (1879). Dictionnaire géographique de l'ancienne Egypte: contenant par ordre alphabétique la nomenclature comparée des noms propres géographiques qui se rencontrent sur les monuments et dans les papyrus. J. C. Hinrichs. pp. 735–736.
  4. ^ Peust, Carsten. "Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten" (PDF). p. 85.
  5. ^ Buhūth Al-Qāhirah Fī Alʾulūm Al-ijtimaʾīyah. American University in Cairo. 1982.