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Edfu

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Edfu is a city in the Aswan Governorate of Egypt, on the west bank of the Nile River between Esna and Aswan. It has a population of approximately 60,000 as of 2023 across a governorate-recorded area of 2,304 square kilometers. Edfu is best known as the site of the Ptolemaic Temple of Horus, built between 237 and 57 BC, and of the ancient settlement of Tell Edfu, whose archaeological remains span more than 3,000 years from the Old Kingdom through the Graeco-Roman period. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
60,000 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
86 1
Latitude
24.978056 degrees north 1
Longitude
32.878889 degrees east 1
Sources
1. Edfu (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 60,000 (2020)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 24.978056, longitude 32.878889
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 86 m
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 60000 (2020)
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Edfu (Wikipedia)
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