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Hierakonpolis
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English
Alternative forms
en Hieraconpolis
Etymology
Borrowed from en grc Ἱεράκων πόλις city of hawks, city of falcons.
Proper noun
en historical A city of ancient Egypt, the religious and political capital of Upper Egypt at the end of Prehistoric Egypt (c. 3200–3100 BC) and probably also during the Early Dynastic Period (Egypt) Early Dynastic Period (c. 3100–2686 BC).
Translations
city of ancient Egypt
Egyptian: nḫn m f O48:niwt
Russian: ru Иерако́нполь m, ru Гиерако́нполь m