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List of Coptic place names

Below is list of Coptic placenames for places in Egypt (Coptic: Ⲭⲏⲙⲓ, Khemi) and Middle East:

Contents

Greater Cairo

  • Cairo – ⲕⲁϩⲓⲣⲏ (Kahire); ⲕⲁϣⲣⲱⲙⲓ (Kashromi)
  • Helwan – ϩⲁⲗⲟⲩⲁⲛ (Halouan)
  • Giza – Ϯⲡⲉⲣⲥⲏⲥ, Ϯⲡⲉⲣⲥⲓⲟⲓ (Tiperses, Tipersioi); ⲅⲓⲍⲁ (Giza)
  • Atfih – ⲧⲡⲏϩ (Tpeh)
  • Heliopolis – ⲱⲛ (On)
  • Ausim – ⲉⲩⲥⲓⲙ (Eusim); ⲃⲟⲩϣⲏⲙ (Bushem)
  • Banha – ⲡⲁⲛⲁϩⲟ (Panaho)

    • Alexandria

  • Alexandria – ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲓⲁ, Ⲣⲁⲕⲟⲧⲉ (Alexandria, Rakote)
  • Damanhur – ϯⲙⲓⲛϩⲱⲣ (Timinhor)
  • Wadi Natrun – ϣⲓϩⲏⲧ (Shihet)
  • Rosetta – ⲣⲁϣⲓⲧ (Rashit)
  • Edko – ⲧⲕⲱⲟⲩ (Tkow)

    • Delta

  • Menouf – ⲟⲛⲟⲩϥⲉ (Onufe)
  • Tanta – ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲁⲑⲟ (Tantatho)
  • Zefta – ⲍⲉⲃⲉⲑⲉ (Zebethe)
  • Lake Burullus – ⲗⲓⲙⲛⲏ ⲛⲓⲕⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ (Limne Nikedjow)
  • El–Mahalla El–Kubra – ϯϣⲁⲓⲣⲓ (Tishairi)
  • Mansoura – ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ (Paramoni)
  • Damietta – ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲁϯ (Tamiati)
  • Fuwa – ⲙⲉⲗⲉϫ (Melej)
  • Mashtul – ⲙⲉϣⲧⲱⲗ (Meshtol)
  • Difra – ϯⲫⲣⲉ (Tifre)

    • Suez Canal and Sinai

  • Sinai – ⲥⲓⲛⲁ (Sina)
  • Arish – ϩⲣⲓⲛⲟⲕⲟⲣⲟⲩⲣⲁ (Hrinokorura)
  • Farama – ⲡⲉⲣⲉⲙⲟⲩⲛ (Peremun)
  • Sheikh Zuweid – ⲃⲁⲓⲧⲩⲗⲟⲩⲁ (Baitulua)
  • Mahammediya – ⲅⲉⲣⲁⲥ (Geras)
  • El-Qels – ⲕⲁⲥⲓⲟⲥ (Kasios)
  • Red Sea – ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛϩⲁϩ (Fiom Nhah)
  • Zagazig – ⲡⲟⲩⲃⲁⲥϯ (Poubast)

    • North Upper Egypt

  • Mallawi – ⲙⲁⲛⲗⲁⲩ (Manlau)
  • Faiyum – ⲡⲉⲓⲟⲙ (Peiom)
  • Lahun – ⲗⲉϩⲱⲛⲉ (Lehone)
  • Minya – ⲧⲙⲱⲛⲏ (Tmone)
  • Beni Suef – ⲡⲁⲛⲓⲥⲱϥ (Panisof)

    • Asyut

  • Asyut – ⲥⲓⲟⲟⲩⲧ (Siowt)
  • Kharga – ⲟⲩϩⲓⲣⲉⲥⲓ (Uhiresi)
  • Abutig – ⲁⲡⲟⲩⲑⲏⲕ (Aputhek)
  • Abnub – ⲁⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲃ (Apanub)
  • Manfalut – ⲙⲁⲛⲃⲁⲗⲟⲧ (Manbalot)

    • South Upper Egypt

  • Akhmim – ϣⲙⲓⲛ (Shmin)
  • Luxor – ⲛⲏ (Ne)
  • Abydos – ⲉⲃⲱⲧ (Ebot)
  • Girga – ⲧⲓⲛ (Tin)
  • Qena – ⲕⲱⲛⲏ (Kone)
  • Aswan – ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛ (Suan)
  • Elephantine – ⲓⲏⲃ (Ieb)
  • Philae – ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲕ (Pilak)
  • Esne – ⲥⲛⲏ (Sne)
  • Edfu – ⲉⲧⲃⲟ (Etbo)
  • Kom Ombo – ⲙⲃⲱ (Mbo)
  • Qasr Ibrim – ⲡⲣⲓⲙ (Prim)
  • Dendera – ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲱⲣⲓ, ⲛⲓⲧⲉⲛⲧⲱⲣⲓ (Tentori, Nitentori)
  • Wannina – ⲁⲧⲣⲓⲡⲉ (Atripe)

    • Outside of Egypt

  • Jerusalem – ϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ (Hierusalem)
  • Rome – ϩⲣⲱⲙⲏ (Hromé)
  • Damascus – Ⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ (Damaskos)

    • Countries

  • Israel – Ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ (Pisrael)
  • Greece – Ⲏⲉⲗⲗⲁⲥ (Hellas); ⲟⲩⲉⲉⲓⲉⲛⲓⲛ (Weynin)
  • Cyprus – Ⲕⲩⲡⲣⲟⲥ (Kipros)
  • Ethiopia – Ⲉⲑⲁⲩϣ (Ethaush)
  • Libya – Ⲗⲩⲃⲏ, Ⲗⲏⲃⲓ (Lube, Lebi); ⲡⲁⲓⲁⲧ (Payat)
  • Syria – Ⲥⲩⲣⲓⲁ (Suria)
  • India – ϩⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩ (Hentou)

    • Other

  • Atlantic Ocean – Ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲡⲭⲁⲏⲓ (Fiom Pkhaei)

    • References

    List of Coptic place names Wikipedia
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