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Apollonos Hydreium

Coordinates: 24°29′54″N 34°44′53″E / 24.49833°N 34.74806°E / 24.49833; 34.74806
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24°29′54″N 34°44′53″E / 24.49833°N 34.74806°E / 24.49833; 34.74806

Apollonos Hydreium (Plin. vi. 26; It. Anton.) or Apollinopolis or Apollonopolis (Greek: Ἀπόλλωνος πόλις), was an ancient city of Egypt that stood upon the high road from Coptos, in the Thebaid, to Berenice on the Red Sea, and was a watering station for the caravans in their transit between those cities.

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  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSmith, William, ed. (1854–1857). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)