Idfu

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Idfu

Total population

166,102

Elevation86 m

Coordinates24.98°, 32.87°

Demographic figures from CAPMAS (Egypt). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

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Overview

Edfu is an Egyptian city, located on the west bank of the Nile River between Esna and Aswan, with a population of approximately 60,000 people. Edfu is the site of the Ptolemaic Temple of Horus and an ancient settlement, Tell Edfu. About 5 km (3.1 mi) south of Edfu are remains of ancient pyramids.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Shikabala

Egyptian Former football player

J

Jaʻfar ibn Thaʻlab Udfuwi

Abdul Azim Atwani

Egyptian singer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Aswan

• Er Ridisiya South
  5 mi away
• Al Ramadi Bahri
  7.4 mi away
• Al-Mahamid
  12.3 mi away
• Silwa North
  17.5 mi away
• Nag al Saiyid Said al Gedid
  19.8 mi away
• Al Sharauna
  20.9 mi away
• Al Kajuj
  22.3 mi away
• Faris
  25.3 mi away
• Dabud
  28.7 mi away
• Al Raghamah
  30 mi away
• Iqlit
  31.3 mi away
• Maniha
  34.5 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

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Books about Idfu

Search results from Open Library.