Biba, Egypt Explained

Biba
Native Name:ببا
Native Name Lang:ar
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Egypt
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Egypt
Coordinates:28.9218°N 30.9844°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Egypt
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Beni Suef
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:192.1
Elevation M:29
Population Total:509,384
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:EST
Utc Offset1:+2

Biba (Arabic: ببا; Coptic: ⲡⲁⲡⲟ[2]) is a city in Beni Suef Governorate, Egypt. It contains a cathedral that dates back to the sixth century, although the building that stands today was built in the 19th century.[3] The city was called Papa or Papa Megale [4] in Ptolemaic and Byzantine Egypt.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bibā (Markaz, Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . citypopulation.de . 17 March 2023.
  2. Web site: أسماء بعض البلاد المصرية بالقبطية - كتاب لغتنا القبطية المصرية | St-Takla.org. st-takla.org. 2 June 2023.
  3. Book: Stefan, Timm . Das christlich-koptische Agypten in arabischer Zeit . 1988 . 272.
  4. Web site: TM Places . 2022-11-09 . www.trismegistos.org.