LC control no. | n 84011534 |
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Geographic heading | Qifṭ (Egypt) |
Geographic subdivision usage | Egypt--Qifṭ |
Variant(s) | Coptos (Egypt) Gebty (Egypt) Kift (Egypt) Koptos (Egypt) Kuft (Egypt) Qebto (Egypt) Quft (Egypt) Coptos, Egypt |
Found in | Adams, B. The Koptos lions, c1984: p. 6 (Qift (Greek: Koptos) in Upper Egypt, a town situated at the end of Wadi Hammamat; in ancient times it was Gebty, capital of the fifth nome of Upper Egypt) Encyc. Brit., c1978 (Qifṭ, also transliterated Kuft, ancient Coptos, or Koptos, town, Qinā muḥāfaẓah (governorate), Egypt; known to ancient Egyptians as Qebto) Webster's new geog. dict., c1972 (Qift also Kuft or anc. Coptos, village in Qena gov., Egypt) Col.-Lipp. gaz., 1966 (Qift; village, Qena prov., Upper Egypt; site of anc. Coptos; also spelled Kift, Quft, and Kuft) LC manual cat. (Coptos, Egypt) BGN gazeteer (Qifṭ, ppl, 26°00ʹN 32°49ʹE) |
Geographic area code | f-ua--- |