Atfih
Atfih is a ceety in Middle Egyp, in the Cairo Govrenorate. It wis an aa pairt o the Helwan Govrenorate. Its population numbered 106,300 in 2001.
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Ceety | |
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Coordinates: 29°25′N 31°15′E / 29.417°N 31.250°E | |
Kintra | Egyp |
Govrenorate | Cairo |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 106,300 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | +3 |
Etymology
eeditThe name is derived frae Auncient Egyptian Tpyhwt, meanin the first o the cous, referrin tae Hathor. The name became Petpeh in Coptic, frae which is derived the Arabic version Atfih (أطفيح). The ceety wis an aa kent in Greco-Roman Egyp as Aphroditopolis.