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/
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Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude24.978056 degrees north 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 (Ancient Egyptian: bḥdt, Arabic: إدفو pronounced [ˈʔedfu], Sahidic Coptic: ⲧⲃⲱ, ⲧⲃⲟ, Bohairic Coptic: ⲑⲃⲱ, ⲁⲧⲃⲱ; also spelt Idfu, or in modern French as Edfou) is an Egyptian city, located on the west bank of the Nile River between Esna and Aswan, with a population of approximately 60,000 people.
- In Group: Cities of Northern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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