Hierakonopolis

Nekhen

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Alternate name	Hierakonpolis
Location	Aswan Governorate, Egypt
Coordinates	25°5′50″N 32°46′46″E / 25.09722°N 32.77944°E / 25.09722; 32.77944

Coordinates: 25°5′50″N 32°46′46″E / 25.09722°N 32.77944°E / 25.09722; 32.77944

Nekhen /ˈnɛkən/ or Hierakonpolis (/ˌhaɪərəˈkɒnpəlᵻs/; Ancient Greek: Ἱεράκων πόλις Hierakōn polis "Hawk City",Egyptian Arabic: الكوم الأحمر‎‎ el-Kōm el-Aḥmar "the Red Mound") was the religious and political capital of Upper Egypt at the end of prehistoric Egypt (c. 3200–3100 BC) and probably also during the Early Dynastic Period (c. 3100–2686 BC). Some authors suggest occupation dates that should begin thousands of years earlier.