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Appearance move to sidebar hide Coordinates: 30°07′N 31°08′E / 30.117°N 31.133°E / 30.117; 31.133 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Human settlement City in Egypt

Letopolis Λητοῦς Πόλιςⲟⲩϣⲏⲙ, ⲃⲟⲩϣⲏⲙ اوسيم
City
Letopolis
Coordinates: 30°07′N 31°08′E / 30.117°N 31.133°E / 30.117; 31.133
Country	Egypt
Area
• Total	72.41 km2 (27.96 sq mi)
Elevation	12 m (39 ft)
Population (2023)[1]
• Total	430,609
• Density	5,947/km2 (15,400/sq mi)

Letopolis (Greek: Λητοῦς Πόλις) was an ancient Egyptian city, the capital of the second nome of Lower Egypt. Its Egyptian name was Khem 𓋊𓐍𓐝𓂜𓊖𓉐 (ḫm),[3] and the modern site of its remains is known as Ausim (Arabic: اوسيم, from Coptic: ⲟⲩϣⲏⲙ, ⲃⲟⲩϣⲏⲙ).[4][5][6] The city was a center of worship of the deity Khenty-irty or Khenti-kheti, a form of the god Horus. The site and its deity are mentioned in texts from as far back as the Old Kingdom (c. 2686–2181 BC), and a temple to the god probably stood there very early in Egyptian history. The only known monuments at the site, however, date to the reigns of pharaohs from the Late Period (664–332 BC): Necho II, Psamtik II, Hakor, and Nectanebo I.[7][5]

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Letopolis is depicted in the 2017 video game Assassin's Creed Origins,[8] set during the Ptolemaic Era of Egypt,[9] as having been "rediscovered" and used as a base by one of the game's antagonists.

See also

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• List of ancient Egyptian towns and cities

References

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1. ^ "Egypt: Administrative Division (Governorates and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
2. ^ "Awsīm (Markaz, Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
3. ^ Miriam Lichtheim, Ancient Egyptian Literature Vol. III: The Late Period, Berkeley 1980, p.84
4. ^ Peust, Carsten. "Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten" (PDF). p. 16.
5. ^ a b Snape, Steven (2014). The Complete Cities of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson. p. 185. ISBN 978-0-500-77240-9.
6. ^ "Trismegistos". Trismegistos. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
7. ^ Wilkinson, Richard H. (2000). The Complete Temples of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson. p. 111
8. ^ Hillier, Brenna (30 October 2017). "Assassin's Creed Origins: find the Temple of a Million Years in The New Kid in Town". vg247. Gamer Network. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
9. ^ Cryer, Hirun (24 September 2018). "Assassin's Creed Origins The New Kid in Town Quest - How to Find the Temple of a Million Years". US Gamer. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2019.

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