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Esna

Esna Town

Located about 52 kilometers south of Luxor. The Greek name for this town was Latopolis for the many fish (lates) in the Nile. Esna became more important during the 18th Dynasty due to Egypt’s developing relationship with the Sudan. Later, the city slowly declined but rose to importance again when it became the capital of the Third Nome of Upper …

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