Sidfa

Town in Asyut, Egypt

Sidfa صدفا
Town
26°57′55″N 31°22′51″E / 26.96528°N 31.38083°E / 26.96528; 31.38083
Country	Egypt
Governorate	Asyut
Area ^[1]
• Total	33.08 sq mi (85.67 km²)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Total	200,977
• Density	6,100/sq mi (2,300/km²)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EST)

O34

O49

ḥt sḥtp^[2]^[3]
in hieroglyphs

Era: Ptolemaic dynasty
(305–30 BC)

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]

See also

List of cities and towns in Egypt

References

^ ^a ^b "Ṣidfa (Markaz, Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
^ Gauthier, Henri (1927). Dictionnaire des Noms Géographiques Contenus dans les Textes Hiéroglyphiques Vol. 4. p. 128.
^ ^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.
^ Peust, Carsten. "Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten" (PDF). p. 85.
^ Buhūth Al-Qāhirah Fī Alʾulūm Al-ijtimaʾīyah. American University in Cairo. 1982.

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Giza Governorate

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Alexandria Governorate

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Beheira Governorate

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Matrouh Governorate

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Damietta Governorate

Damietta, New Damietta, Ras El Bar, Faraskur, Kafr Saad, El Zarqa, Assarw, Arrawda, Kafr El Battikh, Ezbet El Borg, Mit Abu Ghaleb

Dakahlia Governorate

Mansoura, Talkha, Mit Ghamr, Dekernes, Aga, Minyat An-Nasr, El Senbellawein, El Kurdi, Bani Ebaid, El Manzala, Temay El Amdeed, El Gammalia, Sherbin, El Matareya, Dakahlia, Belqas, Mit Salsil, Gamasa, Mahallat Damana, Nabaruh

Kafr El Sheikh Governorate

Kafr El Sheikh, Desouk, Fuwwah, Metoubes, Baltim, El Hamool, Biyala, El Reyad, Sidi Salem, Qallin, Sidi Ghazi, Borg El Burulus

Gharbia Governorate

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Monufia Governorate

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Sharqia Governorate

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Port Said Governorate

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Ismailia Governorate

Ismailia, Fayed, El Qantara, Tell El Kebir, Abu Suwir, Kassassin

Suez Governorate

Suez

North Sinai Governorate

Arish, Sheikh Zuweid, Rafah, Bir al-Abd, El Hasana, Nekhel

South Sinai Governorate

El Tor, Sharm El Sheikh, Dahab, Nuweiba, Taba, Saint Catherine, Abou Redis, Abu Zenima, Ras Sedr

Beni Suef Governorate

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Asyut Governorate

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Red Sea Governorate

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Sohag Governorate

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Qena Governorate

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Luxor Governorate

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Aswan Governorate

Aswan, New Aswan, Daraw, Kom Ombo, Nasr Al-Nuba, Kalabsha, Edfu, Radisia, Busylia, Sebaiya, Abu Simbel

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