🏛️ Thmuis-Cynopolis
Greco-Roman city ruins in Upper Egypt
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in Sohag Governorate, Upper Egypt, approximately 30 km south of Sohag city
- Ancient Egyptian name Thmuis; Greek name Cynopolis (City of Dogs)
- Occupied from Predynastic times through the Islamic period, with major development during Greco-Roman era
- Extensive archaeological remains including temples, administrative buildings, and residential structures
Thmuis-Cynopolis is an archaeological site spanning multiple millennia of Egyptian history, with particularly significant remains from the Greco-Roman period. The site lies on the east bank of the Nile River and served as an important administrative and religious center throughout antiquity. Modern excavation and survey work has revealed the layered settlement patterns of this long-occupied location ...