Atfih
Frae Wikipedia
| Atfih | |
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| — Ceety — | |
| Atfih | |
  Atfih
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| Coordinates: 29°25′N 31°15′E / 29.417°N 31.25°E | |
| Kintra |  Egyp |
| Govrenorate | Cairo |
| Indwallers (2001) | |
| - Tot | 106,300 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC+2) |
| - Simmer (DST) | +3 (UTC) |
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.
Etymology [edit]
The 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.
