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The most important cities in ancient Egypt - 1 - The city (Nakhon)

 The most important cities in ancient Egypt


The city (Nakhon) is one of the oldest capitals

The ancient Egyptian at the dawn of history, as it was known as the Kingdom of Upper Egypt. The name (Nakhon) means “the fortress” and its kings adopted the long white crown and the flora

They belonged to their capital and became nicknamed Soti or Niso

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the god Horus


Nakhon is located on the west bank of the Nile

In Upper Egypt and was the main center

To worship (the god Horus) known by the Greeks

In the name of (Hirakonopolis) meaning the city of falcon

Attributed to her holy god Horus, and rises

Its ruins are now the village of Kom Al-Ahmar

Nechen gradually lost its political importance

The ancients saw the site of Nichen as the capital

In the far south is not suitable, so they moved

. ( To a new capital is (Thana

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