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Nekhen

religious and political capital of Upper Egypt in Ancient Egypt
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Nekhen

Summary

Nekhen is an ancient city[1]. Nekhen has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Nekhen is located in Aswan Governorate[3].
  • Nekhen is in the country of Egypt[4].
  • Nekhen's instance of is recorded as ancient city[5].
  • Nekhen's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[6].
  • Nekhen's Commons category is recorded as Hierakonpolis[7].
  • Nekhen's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[8].
  • Nekhen's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 25.097222222222, 'lon': 32.779444444444}[9].
  • Nekhen's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[10].
  • Nekhen's culture is recorded as Ancient Egypt[11].

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Geography

Nekhen is in the country of Egypt[4]. Nekhen is located in Aswan Governorate[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include ancient city[5] and archaeological site[6].

Why It Matters

Nekhen has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Nekhen is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

Egypt

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 25.097222222222, 'lon': 32.779444444444}
    Described by source → Pauly–Wissowa
    Culture → Ancient Egypt
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/43556|batch #43556]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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