Ihnasya
Place in Beni Suef, Egypt / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ihnasya (Arabic: إهناسيا) is a historical city in the Beni Suef Governorate of Egypt. It is located on the left bank of the Nile, close to the Bahr Yussef canal. Ihnasya, also known as Heracleopolis, served as the capital of the Heracleopolite nome in Ancient Egyptian, Ptolemaic, and Roman periods. Its importance persisted after the Muslim conquest of Egypt, as it became the capital of kurah al-Ihnasiyya.[1]
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Ihnasya
إهناسيا | |
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Coordinates: 29°05′15″N 30°56′40″E | |
Country | Egypt |
Governorate | Beni Suef |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 40,001 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
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Today, it serves as the center of a markaz with a total population of 295,919 people.