El Balyana
ⲃⲩⲗⲓⲁⲛⲏ
ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲩⲃⲓⲁⲛⲏ
البلينا
El Balyana is located in Egypt
El Balyana
El Balyana
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 26°14′N 32°0′E / 26.233°N 32.000°E / 26.233; 32.000
Country Egypt
GovernorateSohag
Area
[1]
 • Total67.3 sq mi (174.3 km2)
Elevation
[1]
217 ft (66 m)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total576,226
 • Density8,600/sq mi (3,300/km2)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)

El Balyana (Arabic: البلينا; Coptic: ⲃⲩⲗⲓⲁⲛⲏ, ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲩⲃⲓⲁⲛⲏ[2] Tpolubianē, Coptic pronunciation: [təpoliβjˈanə]) is a small town in the Sohag Governorate of Upper Egypt. Located on the west bank of the Nile, it is situated near the ancient Egyptian city of Abydos.

History

The modern city name comes from a Coptic distortion of a Greek name Polybius (Ancient Greek: Πολύβιος).[2] El Balyana was formerly a village belonging to the city of Bardes or the region of Bardes and then at the beginning of the last century was transferred to the center of the town of Balyana and became Bardes, a village belonging to the city of Balyana.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Al-Balyanā (Markaz, Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 Carsten Peust (2010). Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten. Göttingen. p. 21.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

26°14′N 32°00′E / 26.233°N 32.000°E / 26.233; 32.000

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