List of Coptic place names

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Map of Egypt with Coptic place names

Below is list of Coptic placenames for places in Egypt (Coptic: Ⲭⲏⲙⲓ, Khemi) and Middle East:

Greater Cairo

• Cairo - Ⲕⲁϩⲓⲣⲏ, Ⲕⲁϣⲣⲱⲙⲓ (Kahire, Kashromi)
• Giza - Ⲅⲓⲍⲁ (Giza)
• Atfih - Ⲧⲡⲏϩ (Tpeh)
• Heliopolis - Ⲱⲛ (On)
• Ausim - Ⲉⲩⲥⲓⲙ, Ⲃⲟⲩϣⲏⲙ (Eusim, Bushem)
• Banha - Ⲡⲁⲛⲁϩⲟ (Panaho)

Alexandria

• Alexandria - Ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲓⲁ, Ⲣⲁⲕⲟⲧⲉ (Alexandria, Rakote)
• Damanhur - ϯⲙⲓⲛϩⲱⲣ (Timinhor)
• Wadi Natrun - Ϣⲓϩⲏⲧ (Shihet)
• Rosetta - Ⲣⲁϣⲓⲧ (Rashit)
• Edko - Ⲧⲕⲱⲟⲩ (Tkow)

Delta

• Menouf - Ⲟⲛⲟⲩϥⲉ (Onufe)
• Tanta - Ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲁⲑⲟ (Tantatho)
• El-Mahalla El-Kubra - ϯϣⲁⲓⲣⲓ (Tishairi)
• Mansoura - Ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ (Paramoni)
• Damietta - Ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲁϯ (Tamiati)
• Fuwa - Ⲙⲉⲗⲉϫ (Melej)
• Mashtul - Ⲙⲉϣⲧⲱⲗ (Meshtol)

Suez Canal and Sinai (Coptic: Ⲥⲓⲛⲁ)

• Arish - ϩⲣⲓⲛⲟⲕⲟⲣⲟⲩⲣⲁ (Hrinokorura)
• Farama - Ⲡⲉⲣⲉⲙⲟⲩⲛ (Peremun)
• Sheikh Zuweid - Ⲃⲁⲓⲧⲩⲗⲟⲩⲁ (Baitulua)
• Red Sea - Ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛϩⲁϩ (Fiom Nhah)

Northern Upper Egypt

• Mallawi - Ⲙⲁⲛⲗⲁⲩ (Manlau)
• Faiyum - Ⲡⲉⲓⲟⲙ (Peiom)
• Lahun - Ⲗⲉϩⲱⲛⲉ (Lehone)
• Minya - Ⲧⲙⲱⲛⲏ (Tmone)
• Beni Suef - Ⲡⲁⲛⲓⲥⲱϥ (Panisof)

Asyut

• Asyut - Ⲥⲓⲟⲟⲩⲧ (Siowt)
• Kharga - Ⲟⲩϩⲓⲣⲉⲥⲓ (Uhiresi)
• Abutig - Ⲁⲡⲟⲩⲑⲏⲕ (Aputhek)
• Abnub - Ⲁⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲃ (Apanub)
• Manfalut - Ⲙⲁⲛⲃⲁⲗⲟⲧ (Manbalot)

Southern Upper Egypt

• Akhmim - Ϣⲙⲓⲛ (Shmin)
• Luxor - Ⲛⲏ (Ne)
• Abydos - Ⲉⲃⲱⲧ (Ebot)
• Girga - Ⲧⲓⲛ (Tin)
• Qena - Ⲕⲱⲛⲏ (Kone)
• Aswan - Ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛ (Suan)
• Esne - Ⲥⲛⲏ (Sne)
• Edfu - Ⲉⲧⲃⲟ (Etbo)
• Kom Ombo - Ⲙⲃⲱ (Mbo)
• Qasr Ibrim - Ⲡⲣⲓⲙ (Prim)

Outside of Egypt

• Jerusalem - ϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ (Hierusalem)
• Rome - ϩⲣⲱⲙⲏ (Hromé)
• Damascus - Ⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ (Damaskos)

Countries

• Israel - Ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ (Pisrael)
• Greece - Ⲏⲉⲗⲗⲁⲥ (Hellas)
• Cyprus - Ⲕⲩⲡⲣⲟⲥ (Kipros)
• Ethiopia - Ⲉⲑⲁⲩϣ (Ethaush)
• Libya - Ⲗⲩⲃⲏ, Ⲗⲏⲃⲓ (Lube, Lebi)
• Syria - Ⲥⲩⲣⲓⲁ (Suria)

Other

• Atlantic Ocean - Ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲡⲭⲁⲏⲓ (Fiom Pkhaei)

References

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