Coptos
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: T. Wilfong, S.E. Sidebotham, J. Keenan
Creators: T. Wilfong, S.E. Sidebotham, J. Keenan
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Carolin Johansson, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, Rune Rattenborg
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History
An ancient settlement on the Nile river (modern Quft/Qift in Egypt) that flourished from pre-dynastic times through late antiquity.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/786010
25.9963989667, 32.8159103667
- Representative Locations:
- CIGS location of Qufṭ (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.
- OSM location of Qift (750 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- DARE Location (750 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
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- Coptos (750 BC - AD 640)
- Hormvcopto (Hormucopto: Latin, AD 300 - AD 640)
- قفـط (Qufṭ: Arabic, unspecified date range)
- Coptos located on Nilus (river) (unspecified date range)
- Temple of Min and Isis located at Coptos (30 BC - AD 640)
settlement, port, archaeological site
- Evidence:
- See Further:
- Related:
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- DARMC 3192
- DARMC 3193
- EDH Geographic Database G000176: Coptus – Kuft
- EDH Geographic Database G000194: Coptus – Kuft (Tempel des Osiris)
- GeoNames 350560: Qift
- KU TP Database (Rathmann) 2821: Hormucopto
- PAThsAtl 20
- TM Geo 1159: Koptos (Qift)
- Wikidata Coptos (Q134374941)
- Wikidata Q935454
- vici.org 13218: Coptos - Gebtu
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 80 B1 Coptos
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Qift
T. Wilfong, S.E. Sidebotham, J. Keenan, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Carolin Johansson, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, and Rune Rattenborg, 'Coptos: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/786010> [accessed: 15 September 2026]
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