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.