Esna

This article is about the city in Egypt. For other uses, see Esna (disambiguation).
Esna
ⲥⲛⲏ
ⲉⲥⲛⲏ
إسنا
City
From top left:
Corniche of Old Esna, inside Khnum Temple, Minaret of Esna Mosque, Esna new docks, farmland near Esna
Esna is located in Egypt
Esna
Esna
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 25°18′N 32°33′E / 25.300°N 32.550°E / 25.300; 32.550
Country Egypt
GovernorateLuxor
Area
[1]
 • Total
154.4 sq mi (399.9 km2)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
462,787
 • Density3,000/sq mi (1,200/km2)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)

Esna (Arabic: إسنا  IPA: [ˈʔesnæ], Ancient Egyptian: jwny.t or tꜣ-snt;[2][3] Coptic: ⲥⲛⲏ or ⲉⲥⲛⲏ Snē from tꜣ-snt;[4] Koinē Greek: Λατόπολις Latópolis[5] or πόλις Λάτων (Pólis Látōn)[6] or Λάττων (Lattōn);[7][8] Latin: Lato) is a city of Egypt. It is located on the west bank of the Nile some 55 km (34 mi) south of Luxor. The city was formerly part of the modern Qena Governorate, but as of 9 December 2009, it was incorporated into the new Luxor Governorate.

  1. ^ a b "Isnā (Markaz, Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  2. ^ Richter, Barbara A. (2016-04-15). The Theology of Hathor of Dendera: Aural and Visual Scribal Techniques in the Per-Wer Sanctuary. ISD LLC. ISBN 9781937040529.
  3. ^ Kaper, Olaf E. (2003). The Egyptian God Tutu: A Study of the Sphinx-god and Master of Demons with a Corpus of Monuments. Peeters Publishers. ISBN 9789042912175.
  4. ^ Werner Vycichl, Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue copte (Louvain, 1983)
  5. ^ Strabo xvii. pp. 812, 817
  6. ^ Ptol. iv. 5. § 71
  7. ^ Hierocl. p. 732
  8. ^ Itin. Antonin. p. 160