Tuna el-Gebel
Tuna el-Gebel (Arabic: تونة الجبل, Coptic: ⲑⲱⲛⲓ) was the necropolis of Khmun (Hermopolis Magna). It is the largest known Greco-Roman necropolis in Egypt, dating from the New Kingdom to the Roman Period, and seeing heavy use in the Ptolemaic Period. Tuna el-Gebel is located in Al Minya Governorate in Middle Egypt.
Tuna el-Gebel تونة الجبل | |
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Tuna el-Gebel تونة الجبل Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 27°44′18″N 30°42′16″E | |
| Country | Egypt |
| Governorate | Minya Governorate |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
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