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Akoris

Minya, Egypt

Akoris (Ancient Greek: Ἄκωρις or Ἀκορίς); Egyptian: Mer-nefer(et) (Old and Middle Kingdoms), Per-Imen-mat-khent(j) (New Kingdom), or Dehenet (since 26th Dynasty) is the Greek name for the modern Egyptian village of Ṭihnā al-Ǧabal (Arabic: طهنا الجبل, from Coptic: ⲧⲉϩⲛⲉ, lit. 'peak'), located about 12 km north of Al Minya. The ancient site is situated in the southeast of the modern village.

Archaeological site data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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