Qiman al-Arus

Qiman al-Arus
قمن العروس
Koma
Qiman al-Arus is located in Egypt
Qiman al-Arus
Qiman al-Arus
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 29°18′00″N 31°10′10″E / 29.30000°N 31.16944°E / 29.30000; 31.16944
Country Egypt
GovernorateBeni Suef
Population
 (2006)
 • Total28,246
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)

Qiman al-Arus (Arabic: قمن العروس, Coptic: ⲧⲕⲉⲙⲏⲛ, Ancient Greek: Κομά, Komá)[1] is a village in the Beni Suef Governorate of Egypt.

The city's name comes from Ancient Egyptian: Tꜣ-jꜣd.t-kꜣ-mn, lit.'the-field-of-the-lasting(?)-bull'.[2]

It is famed as the birthplace of St. Anthony, whose hagiography claimed his family was wealthy and owned sizable estates in the area in the early 3rd century AD.[3]

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Citations

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  1. ^ Stefan, Timm (1988). Das christlich-koptische Agypten in arabischer Zeit. pp. 2154–2156.
  2. ^ Peust, Carsten. "Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten" (PDF). p. 73.
  3. ^ EB (1878).

Bibliography

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  • "Saint Anthony" , Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. II (9th ed.), New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1878, p. 106.