Heracleopolis Magna

Heracleopolis

nn nswt
Shown within Egypt
Location	Beni Suef Governorate, Egypt
Coordinates	29°5′8″N 30°56′4″E / 29.08556°N 30.93444°E / 29.08556; 30.93444
Type	Settlement

Heracleopolis Magna (Greek: Μεγάλη Ἡρακλέους πόλις, Megálē Herakléous pólis), Heracleopolis (Ἡρακλεόπολις, Herakleópolis) or Herakleoupolis (Ἡρακλεούπολις)^[1] is the Roman name of the capital of the 20th nome of ancient Upper Egypt, known in Ancient Egyptian as nn nswt. The site is located approximately 15 km (9.3 mi) west of the modern city of Beni Suef, in the Beni Suef Governorate of Egypt.^[2]