Ashmoun

Not to be confused with Ashmun El Rumman.
Ashmun
أشمون
City
Location in Monufia Governorate
Location in Monufia Governorate
Ashmun is located in Egypt
Ashmun
Ashmun
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 30°17′39″N 31°02′03″E / 30.294054°N 31.034203°E / 30.294054; 31.034203
Country Egypt
GovernorateMonufia
Area
[1]
 • Total315.6 km2 (121.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total901,191
 • Density2,900/km2 (7,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)

Ashmoun (Arabic: أشمون) is a city in the south of Monufia Governorate, Egypt.

The city's Arabic name comes from Coptic Chmoumi (Coptic: ϭⲙⲟⲩⲙⲓ), of unclear etymology, that could be possibly related to a Coptic word for "spring, source" (Coptic: ⲙⲟⲩⲙⲓ).[2] It was also known as Ashmoun Gerisat (Arabic: اشمون جريسات), a calque of Coptic: ϭⲙⲟⲩⲙⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡϯϩⲟⲧ, lit. 'Chmoumi of Ptihot', where Ptihot is a name of a nearby town, modern Gerays (Arabic: جريس).[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Ashmūn (Markaz, Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  2. ^ Peust, Carsten. "Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten" (PDF). p. 13.
  3. ^ Timm, Stefan. Das christlich-koptische Agypten in arabischer Zeit. pp. 192–193.
  4. ^ Timm, Stefan. Das christlich-koptische Agypten in arabischer Zeit. pp. 2061–2062.


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