Karanis

Title

grc Karanis

grc Καρανίς

lat Caranis

ara Kom Aushim

Description

en Karanis was a settlement (κώμη) located on the northern edge of the Fayum, now Kom Ausīm. Ptolemy II Philadelphus established Karanias in order to settle Greek mercenaries among indigenous Egyptians. This foundation, and others, also aimed to exploit the agricultural fertility of the Fayum depression.

Identifier

Pleiades - 736932

Trismegistos - 1008

Geonames - 353851

Wikidata - Q657455

Voci - 11122

Latitude

29.518240769497673

Longitude

30.903426176926835