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Kom el-Ahmer

a Pleiades place resource

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Archaeological site in the province of Beheira in the Western Delta, inhabited from the Roman through the Early Islamic periods. Along with the nearby site Kom Wasit, it has been identified as a possible location of Metelis, the capital of the Metelite Nome.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/177924141

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
31.1616351701, 30.4486398285

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Kom el-Ahmer (30 BC - AD 750) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- الكوم الأحمر (Kom el-Ahmer: Egyptian Arabic, AD 2000 - AD 2099)

Kom el-Ahmer makes connections with:

Less than certain: Kom el-Ahmer same as Metelis (30 BC - AD 750)

Kom el-Ahmer receives connections from:

Kom Wasit located near Kom el-Ahmer (30 BC - AD 750)

Place type:
settlement

References:

See Further:

Kenawi 2019

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

Details:

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Suggested citation:
Gabriel Mckee, 'Kom el-Ahmer: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/177924141> [accessed: 10 July 2026]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/177924141 |title=Places: 177924141 (Kom el-Ahmer) |author=Mckee, G. |accessdate=July 10, 2026 10:45 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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