Ashmun
أشمون | |
|---|---|
 Location in Monufia Governorate | |
  Ashmun Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 30°17′39″N 31°02′03″E / 30.294054°N 31.034203°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Monufia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 315.6 km2 (121.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 901,191 |
| • Density | 2,900/km2 (7,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
Ashmoun (Arabic: أشمون) is a city in the south of Monufia Governorate, Egypt.
The city's Arabic name comes from Coptic Chmoumi (Coptic: ϭⲙⲟⲩⲙⲓ), of unclear etymology, that could be possibly related to a Coptic word for "spring, source" (Coptic: ⲙⲟⲩⲙⲓ).[2] It was also known as Ashmoun Gerisat (Arabic: اشمون جريسات), a calque of Coptic: ϭⲙⲟⲩⲙⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡϯϩⲟⲧ, lit. 'Chmoumi of Ptihot', where Ptihot is a name of a nearby town, modern Gerays (Arabic: جريس).[3][4]
