Below is a list of Coptic place names for places in

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Medit ...

( Late Coptic: ) and the

Middle East The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Province), East Thrace (Europ ...

. Names marked with "Gr." denominate Coptic place names derived from Greek.

Cairo Governorate

Giza Governorate

Beheira Governorate

Qalyubia Governorate

Shubra el-Kheima Shubra El Kheima, ( ar, شبرا الخيمة, lit=hamlet of the tent, , from ) is the fourth-largest city in Egypt after Cairo, Giza and Alexandria. It is located in the Qalyubia Governorate along the northern edge of the Cairo Governorate. It ...

– ϫⲉⲫⲣⲟ ϩⲃⲱ (''Jephro Hwo''), ''"hamlet of covering, garment"'' *

Benha Banha ( arz, بنها ; , ) is the capital of the Qalyubiyya Governorate in north-eastern Egypt. Between the capital of Cairo and the city of Tanta, Banha is an important transport hub, as rail lines from Cairo to various cities in the Nile Del ...

– ⲡⲁⲛⲁϩⲟ (''Banaho''), "''house of

sycamore Sycamore is a name which has been applied to several types of trees, but with somewhat similar leaf forms. The name derives from the ancient Greek ' (''sūkomoros'') meaning "fig-mulberry". Species of trees known as sycamore: * ''Acer pseudoplata ...

''" *Marsafa – *ⲙⲉⲣϫⲱⲡⲓ (''Merjobi''), ''"temple pool, lake"'' *Sindibis – *ϯⲥⲉⲃⲉⲛⲥⲏ (''Disebensi''), ''"place of burnt offerings"'' *Sanafir – *ⲥⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲣⲓ (''Senufri''), ''"place of good, profit"'' *Nub Taha – *ⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲧⲟⲩϩⲟ (''Nub Tuho''), ''"settlement of gold"'' *Nawa – *ⲛⲁⲩⲓ (''Nawi''), "''bundle of flax''" *Shiblangah – ϫⲉⲃⲣⲟⲛ̀ⲛⲉϫⲓ (''Jebroenneji''), ''"settlement of subjects"'' *Tisfa – *ϯⲥⲉⲡⲓ (''Tisepi''), ''"district, abode of district’s administration or flood waters ’bank, bank of a river"'' *Qaha – *ⲕⲁϩⲓ (Kahi), ''"area, district, soil"'' *Biltan – *ⲡⲉⲗⲧⲏⲛⲉ (''Beltane''), ''"anti-flood dam"'' *Isnit – *ⲥⲁⲛⲓⲱⲧ (''Saniot''), ''"oats-seller"'' *Imyay – *ⲁⲙⲁⲩⲉⲓ (''Amayey''), ''"shepherd of cattle, sheep herds"'' *Tuh – *ⲧⲱϧⲓ (Towkh), ''"flood waters"'' *Sandanhur – *ⲥⲉⲛϯⲛϩⲱⲣ (''Sendinhor''), ''"foundation of Horus"'' *Ikyad Digwa – *ⲁⲕⲏⲧⲱ ϯⲕⲉⲃⲓ (''Akido Dikewi'') *Sinhira – *ⲥⲉⲛϩⲓⲣⲏ (''Senhira''), ''"place of the Highest God"'' *Kalama – *ⲕⲉⲗⲉⲙⲁ (''Kelema''), ''"chapel of Sun God"'' *Bahtim – *ⲡⲉϩⲟⲓⲧⲏⲧ (''Behoitit'') "''(house, temple of the Shining (Hathor)"'' *Bigam – *ⲡⲉϫⲁⲙ (''Bejam''), ''"house, temple of Hathor"'' *Namul –* ⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩⲛ (''Namun''), ''"belonging to Amun"'' *Barkata – *ⲡⲉⲣⲁⲕⲧⲱ (''Berakto''), ''"house, temple of the Creator (

Khnum Khnum or also romanised Khnemu (; egy, 𓎸𓅱𓀭 ẖnmw, grc-koi, Χνοῦβις) was one of the earliest-known Egyptian deities, originally the god of the source of the Nile. Since the annual flooding of the Nile brought with it silt an ...

)"'' *Atrib – ⲁⲑⲣⲏⲃⲓ (''Atrhebi''),

Sharqiya Governorate

*Farsis – ⲡⲉⲣⲥⲓⲥ (''Persis''),

Alexandria Governorate

Alexandria Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandri ...

– ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲓⲁ (Gr.), ⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ (''Alexandria, Rakodi'')

Monufia Governorate

Menouf Menouf ( ar, منوف, from ) is a city in Egypt located in the Nile Delta. It has an area of 18.76 square kilometers. The city gave name to the Monufia Governorate that it is located in and it was the capital of the governorate until 1826. Menouf ...

– ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲣⲏⲥ (''Panufi Res'')

Gharbia Governorate

Tanta Tanta ( ar, طنطا ' , ) is a city in Egypt with the country's fifth largest populated area and 658,798 inhabitants as of 2018. Tanta is located between Cairo and Alexandria: north of Cairo and southeast of Alexandria. The capital of Gharbia ...

– ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲁⲑⲟ (''Tantato'') *

Zefta Zefta ( ar, زفتى , Coptic: ⲍⲉⲃⲉⲑⲉ ''Zevethe'Emile Amélineau.'' La géographie de l’Egypte à l'époque copte. — Paris: Imprimerie nationale, 1893. — 690 p) is an Egyptian town in the Nile delta, within the Gharbia ...

– ⲍⲉⲃⲉⲑⲉ (''Zewete'') * Lake Burullus – ⲗⲓⲙⲛⲏ ⲛⲓⲕⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ (''Limne Nikedjow'') * El–Mahalla El–Kubra – ϯϣⲁⲓⲣⲓ (''Dishairi''), ''"the residence"'' * Difra – ϯⲫⲣⲉ (''Tifre'')

Damietta Governorate

Damietta Damietta ( arz, دمياط ' ; cop, ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲁϯ, Tamiati) is a port city and the capital of the Damietta Governorate in Egypt, a former bishopric and present multiple Catholic titular see. It is located at the Damietta branch, an easter ...

– ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲁϯ (''Damiadi''), ''"port"''

Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate

Fuwa The Fuwa (; literally "good-luck dolls", also known as "Friendlies") were the mascots of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The designs were created by Han Meilin, a famous Chinese artist. The designs were publicly announced by the Nation ...

– ⲃⲟⲩⲁ (''Boua'')

Sinai

Sinai Sinai commonly refers to: * Sinai Peninsula, Egypt * Mount Sinai, a mountain in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt * Biblical Mount Sinai, the site in the Bible where Moses received the Law of God Sinai may also refer to: * Sinai, South Dakota, a place ...

– ⲥⲓⲛⲁ (''Sina'') **

Mount Sinai Mount Sinai ( he , הר סיני ''Har Sinai''; Aramaic: ܛܘܪܐ ܕܣܝܢܝ ''Ṭūrāʾ Dsyny''), traditionally known as Jabal Musa ( ar, جَبَل مُوسَىٰ, translation: Mount Moses), is a mountain on the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt. It is ...

– ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲥⲓⲛⲁ (''Toou Sina'') ** Arish – ϩⲣⲓⲛⲟⲕⲟⲣⲟⲩⲣⲁ (''Hrinokorura'') (Gr.) **

Farama Pelusium ( Ancient Egyptian: ; cop, /, romanized: , or , romanized: ; grc, Πηλουσιον, Pēlousion; la, Pēlūsium; Arabic: ; Egyptian Arabic: ) was an important city in the eastern extremes of Egypt's Nile Delta, 30 km to ...

– ⲡⲉⲣⲉⲙⲟⲩⲛ (''Beremun''), "''house of Amun''" **

Sheikh Zuweid Sheikh Zuweid (also spelled Sheikh Zoweid, Shaykh Zuwayd, or Sheikh Zouède; ar, الشيخ زويد , , Greek: ''Bitulion'') is a Bedouin town in the North Sinai Governorate of Egypt near the border with the Gaza Strip. It is situated bet ...

– ⲃⲁⲓⲧⲩⲗⲟⲩⲁ (''Waitulua'') ** Mahammediya – ⲅⲉⲣⲁⲥ (''Geras'') (Gr.) ** El-Qeis – ⲕⲁⲥⲓⲟⲥ (''Kasios'') (Gr.) *

Red Sea The Red Sea ( ar, البحر الأحمر - بحر القلزم, translit=Modern: al-Baḥr al-ʾAḥmar, Medieval: Baḥr al-Qulzum; or ; Coptic: ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϩⲁϩ ''Phiom Enhah'' or ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϣⲁⲣⲓ ''Phiom ǹšari''; ...

– ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϩⲁϩ (''Fiom Enhah'') Coptic Egypt Map vector

Beni Suef Governorate

* Mallawi – ⲙⲁⲛⲗⲁⲩ (''Manlau''), "''place of textile''"

Fayyum Governorate

Faiyum Faiyum ( ar, الفيوم ' , borrowed from cop, ̀Ⲫⲓⲟⲙ or Ⲫⲓⲱⲙ ' from egy, pꜣ ym "the Sea, Lake") is a city in Middle Egypt. Located southwest of Cairo, in the Faiyum Oasis, it is the capital of the modern Faiyum ...

– ⲫⲓⲟⲙ (''Phiom''), ''"the sea, lake"'' * Sanhur – ⲥⲩⲛϩⲱⲣ (''Synhor''), ''"the residence of Horus"'' * Sinnuris – ⲯⲓⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉⲥ (''Psinures'') (Gr.) * Ibshaway – ⲡⲓϣⲁⲉⲓ (''Bishaei'') * Abu Girg – ⲡⲉⲕⲉⲣⲕⲏ (''Bekerke''), ''"temple, house of Horus"'' * Tamiyah – ⲧⲁⲙⲁⲟⲩⲓⲥ (''Tamauis'') (Gr.) * Hawarra – ϩⲟⲩⲱⲣ (''Howor''), ''"great house"'' *

Lahun El Lahun ( ar, اللاهون ''El Lāhūn,'' alt. Illahun, Lahun, or Kahun (the latter being a neologism coined by archaeologist William Matthew Flinders Petrie) is a workmen's village in Faiyum, Egypt. El Lahun is associated with the Pyramid o ...

– ⲗⲉϩⲱⲛⲉ (''Lehone''), "''the mouth, door''"

Minya Governorate

* Minya – ⲧⲙⲱⲛⲏ (''Tmone'')

Asyut Governorate

Asyut AsyutAlso spelled ''Assiout'' or ''Assiut'' ( ar, أسيوط ' , from ' ) is the capital of the modern Asyut Governorate in Egypt. It was built close to the ancient city of the same name, which is situated nearby. The modern city is located at ...

– ⲥⲓⲱⲟⲩⲧ (''Siowt''), *

Kharga The Kharga Oasis (Arabic: , ) ; Coptic: ( "Oasis of Hib", "Oasis of Psoi") is the southernmost of Egypt's five western oases. It is located in the Western Desert, about 200 km (125 miles) to the west of the Nile valley. "Kharga" or ...

– ϩⲏⲃ (''Hib'') * Abutig – ⲁⲡⲟⲩⲑⲏⲕ (''Abutek''), "''storehouse''" * Abnub – ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲃ (''Banub''), "''house, temple of gold''" * Manfalut – ⲙⲁⲛⲃⲁⲗⲟⲧ (''Manwalot''), ''"place of leather clothing"''

Sohag Governorate

Akhmim Akhmim ( ar, أخميم, ; Akhmimic , ; Sahidic/Bohairic cop, ) is a city in the Sohag Governorate of Upper Egypt. Referred to by the ancient Greeks as Khemmis or Chemmis ( grc, Χέμμις) and Panopolis ( grc, Πανὸς πόλις and Π� ...

– ⲭⲙⲓⲛ, ϣⲙⲓⲛ (''Khmin'', ''Shmin''), ''"the abode of

Min Min or MIN may refer to: Places * Fujian, also called Mǐn, a province of China ** Min Kingdom (909–945), a state in Fujian * Min County, a county of Dingxi, Gansu province, China * Min River (Fujian) * Min River (Sichuan) * Mineola (Am ...

"'' * Abydos – ⲉⲃⲱⲧ (''Ebot'') *

Girga Girga ( arz, جرجا ), alternatively Digirga or Digurga is a city in the Sohag Governorate of Upper Egypt. It is located on the west bank of the Nile River. Metropolitan see of the Coptic Orthodox Church. Name The name of the city comes from ...

– ϭⲉⲣϭⲉ, ⲧⲓⲛ (''Cherche'', ''Tin''), ''"the Horus"'' * Wannina – ⲁⲧⲣⲓⲡⲉ (''Atribe''), ''"palace, temple of

Repyt Repyt, or Repit, was an ancient Egyptian goddess. Typically, she was portrayed as one of the lioness goddesses of Egypt. Her husband was Min. In ancient times there was a town named Hut-Repyt, where her temple was sited. Later, the town was renam ...

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Luxor Governorate

Luxor Luxor ( ar, الأقصر, al-ʾuqṣur, lit=the palaces) is a modern city in Upper (southern) Egypt which includes the site of the Ancient Egyptian city of ''Thebes''. Luxor has frequently been characterized as the "world's greatest open-a ...

– ⲛⲏ (''Ne'') * Esne – ⲥⲛⲏ (''Sne'')

Qena Governorate

Qena Qena ( ar, قنا ' , locally: ; cop, ⲕⲱⲛⲏ ''Konē'') is a city in Upper Egypt, and the capital of the Qena Governorate. Situated on the east bank of the Nile, it was known in antiquity as Kaine (Greek Καινή, meaning "new (city)"; ...

– ⲕⲱⲛⲏ (''Kone'') *

Dendera Dendera ( ar, دَنْدَرة ''Dandarah''; grc, Τεντυρις or Τεντυρα; Bohairic cop, ⲛⲓⲧⲉⲛⲧⲱⲣⲓ, translit=Nitentōri; Sahidic cop, ⲛⲓⲧⲛⲧⲱⲣⲉ, translit=Nitntōre), also spelled ''Denderah'', ancient ...

– ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲱⲣⲓ, ⲛⲓⲧⲉⲛⲧⲱⲣⲓ (''Dendori'', ''Nidendori''), "the goddess"

Aswan Governorate

Aswan Aswan (, also ; ar, أسوان, ʾAswān ; cop, Ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛ ) is a city in Southern Egypt, and is the capital of the Aswan Governorate. Aswan is a busy market and tourist centre located just north of the Aswan Dam on the east bank of the ...

– ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛ (''Suan''), ''"place of trade"'' ** Elephantine – ⲓⲏⲃ (''Ieb'') **

Philae ; ar, فيلة; cop, ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲕ , alternate_name = , image = File:File, Asuán, Egipto, 2022-04-01, DD 93.jpg , alt = , caption = The temple of Isis from Philae at its current location on Agilkia Island in Lake Nasse ...

– ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲕ (''Pilak'') *

Edfu Edfu ( egy, bḥdt, ar, إدفو , ; also spelt Idfu, or in modern French as Edfou) is an Egyptian city, located on the west bank of the Nile River between Esna and Aswan, with a population of approximately sixty thousand people. Edfu is the site ...

– ⲉⲧⲃⲟ (''Etwo'') *

Kom Ombo Kom Ombo (Egyptian Arabic: ; Coptic: ; Ancient Greek: or ; or Latin: and is an agricultural town in Egypt famous for the Temple of Kom Ombo. It was originally an Egyptian city called Nubt, meaning City of Gold (not to be confused with t ...

– ⲙⲃⲱ (''Mbo'') *

Qasr Ibrim Qasr Ibrim ( ar, قصر ابريم; Meroitic: ''Pedeme''; Old Nubian: ''Silimi''; Coptic: ⲡⲣⲓⲙ ''Prim''; Latin: ''Primis'') is an archaeological site in Lower Nubia, located in the modern country of Egypt. The site has a long history o ...

– ⲡⲣⲓⲙ (''Brim)''

Outside of Egypt

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

– ϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ (''Hierusalim'') *

Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ...

– ϩⲣⲱⲙⲏ (''Hroma'') * Damascus – Ⲇ ⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ (''Damaskos'') * Gilan – ⲕⲓⲗⲁⲛ (''Kilan'') *

Hamadan Hamadan () or Hamedan ( fa, همدان, ''Hamedān'') (Old Persian: Haŋgmetana, Ecbatana) is the capital city of Hamadan Province of Iran. At the 2019 census, its population was 783,300 in 230,775 families. The majority of people living in Ham ...

– ⲁⲙⲁϩⲁⲑⲁⲛ (''Amahatan'') *

Shusha / hy, Շուշի , settlement_type = City , image_skyline = ShushaCollection2021.jpg , image_caption = Landmarks of Shusha, from top left:Ghazanchetsots Cathedral • Yukhari Govha ...

– ⲥⲟⲩⲥⲱⲛ (''Souson'') * Khuzestan – ⲟⲍⲉⲟⲥ (''Ozeos'') *

Tigris The Tigris () is the easternmost of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia, the other being the Euphrates. The river flows south from the mountains of the Armenian Highlands through the Syrian and Arabian Deserts, and empties into the ...

– ϯⲅⲣⲓⲥ, ⲡⲛⲁϭ ⲛ̀ⲓⲉⲣⲟ (''Tigris, Bnach Eniero'')

Countries

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

– ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ (''Bisrael'') *

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders ...

– ϯⲉⲗⲗⲁⲥ (''Hellas'') *

Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is ge ...

– ⲕⲩⲡⲣⲟⲥ (''Kubros'') *

Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

– ⲉⲑⲱϣ (''Etosh'') *

Libya Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Suda ...

– ϯⲗⲩⲃⲏ, ⲗⲏⲃⲓ (''ti-Luwi, Liwi'') * Syria – ϯⲥⲩⲣⲓⲁ (''ti-Suria'') *

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

– ϩⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩ (''Hendou''), ⲑⲉⲛⲧⲓⲕⲏ

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