Lykopolis

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Lykopolis is an ancient city of Egypt, historically known as a regional center and often identified with the modern site of Asyut.

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Lykopolis canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city
archaeological site
associatedAnimal wolf
country Pharaonic Egypt
surface form: Ancient Egypt
cultCenterOf Anubis NERFINISHED
Wepwawet NERFINISHED
function regional administrative center
religious center
greekName Λυκόπολις NERFINISHED
hasFeature necropolis
rock-cut tombs
temples
knownAs city of the wolf
languageUsed Ancient Egyptian
Greek
locatedIn Upper Egypt NERFINISHED
locatedInPresentDay Egypt NERFINISHED
locatedNear Asyut Governorate NERFINISHED
locatedOn west bank of the Nile
majorDeity Anubis NERFINISHED
Wepwawet NERFINISHED
modernSite Asyut NERFINISHED
nameMeaning Wolf City
oftenIdentifiedWith Asyut NERFINISHED
partOf Ancient Egyptian civilization NERFINISHED
periodOfFlourishing Pharaonic period NERFINISHED
Ptolemaic period NERFINISHED
Roman period
region nome of Upper Egypt
religion Ancient Egyptian religion

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Lycopolis hasAlternativeName Lykopolis