List of Coptic place names


This is a list of traditional Coptic place names. This list includes:

Egypt

Monufia Governorate

Gharbia Governorate

Damietta Governorate

  • Damietta – ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲁϯ, ''"port"''

Sinai

Fayyum Governorate

Minya Governorate

  • Minya – ⲧⲙⲱⲛⲏ
  • Mallawi – ⲙⲁⲛⲗⲁⲩ, "place of textile"

Asyut Governorate

  • Asyut – ⲥⲓⲱⲟⲩⲧ,
  • Kharga – ϩⲏⲃ
  • Abutig – ⲁⲡⲟⲩⲑⲏⲕ, "storehouse"
  • Abnub – ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲃ, "house, temple of gold"
  • Manfalut – ⲙⲁⲛⲃⲁⲗⲟⲧ, ''"place of leather clothing"''

Sohag Governorate

  • Akhmim – ⲭⲙⲓⲛ, ϣⲙⲓⲛ, "the abode of Min"
  • Abydos – ⲉⲃⲱⲧ
  • Girga – ϭⲉⲣϭⲉ, ⲧⲓⲛ, "the Horus"
  • Wannina – ⲁⲧⲣⲓⲡⲉ, ''"palace, temple of Repyt"''

Luxor Governorate

Qena Governorate

  • Qena – ⲕⲱⲛⲏ
  • Dendera – ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲱⲣⲓ, ⲛⲓⲧⲉⲛⲧⲱⲣⲓ, "the goddess"

Aswan Governorate

Outside of Egypt

  • Jerusalem – ϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ
  • Rome – ϩⲣⲱⲙⲏ
  • Damascus – Ⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ
  • Gilan – ⲕⲓⲗⲁⲛ
  • Hamadan – ⲁⲙⲁϩⲁⲑⲁⲛ
  • Shusha – ⲥⲟⲩⲥⲱⲛ
  • Khuzestan – ⲟⲍⲉⲟⲥ
  • Tigris – ϯⲅⲣⲓⲥ, ⲡⲛⲁϭ ⲛ̀ⲓⲉⲣⲟ

Countries

  • Israel – ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ
  • Greece – ϯⲉⲗⲗⲁⲥ
  • Cyprus – ⲕⲩⲡⲣⲟⲥ
  • Ethiopia – ⲉⲑⲱϣ
  • Libya – ϯⲗⲩⲃⲏ, ⲗⲏⲃⲓ
  • Syria – ϯⲥⲩⲣⲓⲁ
  • India – ϩⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩ, ⲑⲉⲛⲧⲓⲕⲏ