Ashmoun
City in Monufia, Egypt
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Ashmoun (Arabic: أشمون) is a city in the south of Monufia Governorate, Egypt.
Ashmun
أشمون | |
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Location in Monufia Governorate | |
  Ashmun Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 30.294054°N 31.034203°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Monufia |
| Area | |
• Total | 315.6 km2 (121.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Population (2023)[2] | |
• Total | 926,301 |
| • Density | 2,935/km2 (7,602/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
The city's Arabic name comes from Coptic Chmoumi (Coptic: ϭⲙⲟⲩⲙⲓ), of unclear etymology, that could be possibly related to a Coptic word for "spring, source" (Coptic: ⲙⲟⲩⲙⲓ).[3] It was also known as Ashmoun Gerisat (Arabic: اشمون جريسات), a calque of Coptic: ϭⲙⲟⲩⲙⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡϯϩⲟⲧ, lit. 'Chmoumi of Ptihot', where Ptihot is a name of a nearby town, modern Gerays (Arabic: جريس).[4][5]
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