Apollonopolis Parva or Apollinopolis Parva ( grc, Ἀπόλλωνος ἡ μικρά,
Steph. B. ''s. v.''; ,
Hierocl. p. 731) or Apollonos minoris
rbs'' (
It. Anton. p. 158), was an ancient town in
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt ( ar, صعيد مصر ', shortened to , , locally: ; ) is the southern portion of Egypt and is composed of the lands on both sides of the Nile that extend wikt:downriver, upriver from Lower Egypt in the north to Nubia in the south. ...
, in latitude 27° North, upon the western bank of the
Nile
The Nile, , Bohairic , lg, Kiira , Nobiin language, Nobiin: Áman Dawū is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa. It flows into the Mediterranean Sea. The Nile is the longest river in Africa and has historically been considered ...
. It stood between
Hypselis
Hypselis or Hypsela ( grc, Ύψηλή; cop, ϣⲱⲧⲡ), known to the ancient Egyptians as Shashotep, is an ancient Egyptian city and Roman bishopric, which was located near the modern town of Shutb (or ash-Shatb, Chutb) in the Asyut Governorat ...
(Hypsela) and
Lycopolis, and belonged to the
Hypseliote nome.
References
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Cities in ancient Egypt