Ashmoun (Arabic: أشمون) is a city in the south of Monufia Governorate, Egypt.

Ashmun
أشمون
Location in Monufia Governorate
Location in Monufia Governorate
Ashmun is located in Egypt
Ashmun
Ashmun
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 30°17′39″N 31°02′03″E / 30.294054°N 31.034203°E / 30.294054; 31.034203
Country Egypt
GovernorateMonufia
Area
 • Total
315.6 km2 (121.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
901,191
 • Density2,900/km2 (7,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)

The city's Arabic name comes from Coptic Chmoumi (Coptic: ϭⲙⲟⲩⲙⲓ), of unclear etymology, that could be possibly related to a Coptic word for "spring, source" (Coptic: ⲙⲟⲩⲙⲓ).[2] It was also known as Ashmoun Gerisat (Arabic: اشمون جريسات), a calque of Coptic: ϭⲙⲟⲩⲙⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡϯϩⲟⲧ, lit.'Chmoumi of Ptihot', where Ptihot is a name of a nearby town, modern Gerays (Arabic: جريس).[3][4]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Ashmūn (Markaz, Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  2. ^ Peust, Carsten. "Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten" (PDF). p. 13.
  3. ^ Timm, Stefan. Das christlich-koptische Agypten in arabischer Zeit. pp. 192–193.
  4. ^ Timm, Stefan. Das christlich-koptische Agypten in arabischer Zeit. pp. 2061–2062.
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