| Ashmun أشمون | |
|---|---|
| City | |
 Location in Monufia Governorate | |
  AshmunLocation in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 30°17′39″N 31°02′03″E / 30.294054°N 31.034203°E / 30.294054; 31.034203 | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Monufia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 315.6 km (121.9 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 901,191 |
| • Density | 2,900/km (7,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
Ashmoun (Arabic: أشمون) is a city in the south of Monufia Governorate, Egypt.
The city's Arabic name comes from Coptic Chmoumi (Coptic: ϭⲙⲟⲩⲙⲓ), of unclear etymology, that could be possibly related to a Coptic word for "spring, source" (Coptic: ⲙⲟⲩⲙⲓ). It was also known as Ashmoun Gerisat (Arabic: اشمون جريسات), a calque of Coptic: ϭⲙⲟⲩⲙⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡϯϩⲟⲧ, lit. 'Chmoumi of Ptihot', where Ptihot is a name of a nearby town, modern Gerays (Arabic: جريس).
See also
References
- ^ "Ashmūn (Markaz, Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- Peust, Carsten. "Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten" (PDF). p. 13.
- Timm, Stefan. Das christlich-koptische Agypten in arabischer Zeit. pp. 192–193.
- Timm, Stefan. Das christlich-koptische Agypten in arabischer Zeit. pp. 2061–2062.
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