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Hermopolis Magna Archaeological site

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Menia Governorate, Egypt

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Hermopolis Magna Archaeological site Reviews | Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars (8 reviews)

Hermopolis Magna Archaeological site is located in Menia Governorate, Egypt on El-Horeya Ezbet Ibrahim Awad, Melawi. Hermopolis Magna Archaeological site is rated 4.4 out of 5 in the category archaeological museum in Egypt.

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El-Horeya Ezbet Ibrahim Awad, Melawi

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Tony G

Hermopolis[1] (also Hermopolis Magna, Ancient Greek: Ἑρμοῦ πόλις μεγάλη Hermou polis megale,[2] Ancient Egyptian: Khemenu, Ḫmnw, Coptic: ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛⲏ[3]) was a major city in antiquity, located near the boundary between Lower and Upper Egypt. Black siltstone obelisk of King Nectanebo II. According to the vertical inscriptions he set up this obelisk at the doorway of the sanctuary of Thoth, the Thrice-Great, Lord of Hermopolis. It is now on display in the British Museum, London. A provincial capital since the Old Kingdom period, Hermopolis developed into a major city of Roman Egypt, and an early Christian center from the 3rd century. It was abandoned after the Muslim invasion but was restored as both a Latin Catholic (meanwhile suppressed) - and a Coptic Orthodox titular see. Its remains are located near the modern Egyptian town of El Ashmunein (Arabic: الأشمونين\u200e, from Coptic: Ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛⲉⲓⲛ Shmounein) near the city Mallawi, in Al Minya governorate.

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Steven Wunderink

Not too much to see but worth it if you are in the area.

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Alfred Khazarian

Hermopolis Magna Archaeological

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Ayman Noweir

Great place should be with guide

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gina haggar

A historical place

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Samer Mostafa

بلدى .وهيا بلد جميله وأثرها جميله

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Ramadan Abd Elrhman

مدينة الاشمونييين أو مدينة هيرموبوليس أو مدينة الاله هيرمو في اليونانية القديمة ، مدينة روعة لكن تحتاج ترميم

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Hans Fröhlich

Es ist kompliziert den Gesamteindruck widerzugeben, da das alte Hermopolis Magna nach der Revolution 2011 zu einem vergessenen Ort wurde. Das einstige Museum wurde durch Kriminelle geplündert und wird wohl nicht mehr seine alten ruhmreichen Tage erleben. Der umgebende Ortsteil von Ashmuni zeigt auf verblüffende Weise, wie Tells entstehen können, wenn Müll und Abfälle aller Art sich über Jahre hinweg zu Hügeln türmen. Es war einmal und ist nicht mehr...

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