| Ptolemais Hermiou | |
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  Ptolemais Hermiou
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| Coordinates: 26°29′N 31°48′E / 26.483°N 31.8°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Sohag Governorate |
| Time zone | EST (UTC+2) |
| - Summer (DST) | +3 (UTC) |
Ptolemais Hermiou was a city in Greco-Roman Egypt, established on the west bank of the Nile by Ptolemy I Soter to be the capital of Upper Egypt.[1] Today, the city of Al Manshah[2] in the Sohag Governorate is located where the ancient city used to be.
Notes
- ^ Chauveau, Michel (2000) Egypt in the Age of Cleopatra: History and Society Under the Ptolemies Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York, page 68 ISBN 0-8014-3597-8
- ^ "Al Manshah, Egypt" Falling Rain Genomics, Inc.
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