| GEO ID: |
3375 |
| Name: |
Skiathis |
| Variant names: |
Skiathis (Sketis - Skithis - Skitis - Skete) - Oros Nitrias (Nitria) - Wadi el-Natrun - sites including Deir el-Surian (Deir el-Syriani - Syrian Monastery - the monastery / church of Maria Deipara); Kellia; the Monastery Deir Abu Maqar (Macarius); Qaret el-Dahr; Quçur el-Rubaiyat |
| Greek name: |
Σκιαθίς - Σκήτις - Σκήτη - Νιτρία - Κελλία |
| Latin name: |
Nitria |
| Egyptian name: |
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| Coptic name: |
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| Other: |
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| Modern name: |
Wadi el-Natrun |
| Ethnic: |
Skiathikos - Skithiotes |
| Country: |
Egypt |
| Provincia: |
Aegyptus |
| Region: |
Western desert |
| Nome: |
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| Administrative situation: |
according to Ptolemaios in the Mareotes |
| Status: |
area |
| Location: |
in the desert immediately west of the Delta (not to be confused with Nitriai / Tell el-Barnugi (1473) in the western Delta) |
| Identification: |
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| Repertoria: |
Dizionario IV, p. 291; Suppl. 5, p. 90 |
| Bibliography: |
RE s.v. Skiathis 2 |
| Maps: |
Baines / Malek, Atlas, 2002, p. 167 |
| Notes: |
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