Sketis

Title

grc Sketis

grc Σκήτις

cop Ϣⲓϩⲏⲧ

grc Σκιαθίς

grc Νιτρία

grc Κελλία

lat Nitria

ara Wadi el-Natrun

Description

eng The modern Wadi el Natrun: a valley in northern Egypt that developed as an important locus of Coptic monastic establishments, beginning in late antiquity and continuing to the present day.

Identifier

Pleiades - 727232

Trismegistos - 3375

Latitude

30.454865706130803

Longitude

30.22153905058457