Coptus (weevil)
Coptus may refer to: * Qift, a place in Egypt * ''Coptus'' (weevil), a beetle genus in the tribe Rhyncolini Rhyncolini is a tribe of beetles in the subfamily Cossoninae. Genera '' Amasinus'' - '' Anolethrus'' - '' Anotheorus'' - '' Aphanommata'' - '' Apomimus'' - '' Apotrepus'' - '' Brachyscapus'' - '' Carphonotus'' - '' Catamimus'' - '' Caulosomus' ...

Qift
Qift ( arz, قفط ; cop, Ⲕⲉϥⲧ, link=no ''Keft'' or ''Kebto''; Egyptian Gebtu; grc, Κόπτος, link=no ''Coptos'' / ''Koptos''; Roman Justinianopolis) is a small town in the Qena Governorate of Egypt about north of Luxor, situated under 26° north lat., on the east bank of the Nile. In ancient times its proximity to the Red Sea made it an important trading emporium between India, Punt, Felix Arabia and the North. It was important for nearby gold and quartzite mines in the Eastern Desert, and as a starting point for expeditions to Punt (in modern Somalia). History Pharaonic Period In ancient Egypt, Qift, known then as Gebtu, was an important center for administration, religion, and commerce, being the chief city of the fifth Upper Egyptian nome of Harawî (Two Hawks). From Qift and Qus, trading expeditions heading for the Red Sea and many mining expeditions into the Eastern Desert left the Nile Valley. Gebtu was at the starting-point of the two great cara ...
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Coptus (weevil)
Coptus may refer to: * Qift, a place in Egypt * ''Coptus'' (weevil), a beetle genus in the tribe Rhyncolini Rhyncolini is a tribe of beetles in the subfamily Cossoninae. Genera '' Amasinus'' - '' Anolethrus'' - '' Anotheorus'' - '' Aphanommata'' - '' Apomimus'' - '' Apotrepus'' - '' Brachyscapus'' - '' Carphonotus'' - '' Catamimus'' - '' Caulosomus' ...