Place details
Place nameIdfu
Other namesIdfu, Edfu, Apollinopolis, Apollinopolis Magna, Behdet, Atbo, Djeba
CountryMisr
Latitude24.967
Longitude32.867
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Capital of a pre-dynastic kingdom in Upper Egypt that flourished ca. 3400 BC; site of temple dedicated to Horus begun by Ptolemy III Euergetes 237 BC; important religious center during Classical period; also site of Coptic & Byzantine remains.