Sidfa

Town in Asyut, Egypt From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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]

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Sidfa
صدفا
Sidfa is located in Egypt
Sidfa
Sidfa
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 26°57′55″N 31°22′51″E
Country Egypt
GovernorateAsyut
Area
  Total
33.08 sq mi (85.67 km2)
Population
 (2021)[1]
  Total
200,977
  Density6,076/sq mi (2,346/km2)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
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ḥt sḥtp[2][3]
in hieroglyphs
Era: Ptolemaic dynasty
(305–30 BC)

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