Timay al-Imdid (Arabic: تمي الإمديد Timayy al-Imdīd, Coptic: ⲑⲙⲟⲩⲓ ⲡϭⲓⲙⲉⲛⲧⲏϯ thmoui pčhimentēti), the ancient Thmuis[3] and Mendes, is a city and markaz in Dakahlia Governorate of Egypt. The estimated population of the markaz in 2019 was 201,956, with 19,366 living in urban areas and 182,590 in rural areas.[2]
Timay al-Imdid
تمى الأمديد ⲑⲙⲟⲩⲓ ⲡϭⲓⲙⲉⲛⲧⲏϯ | |
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Coordinates: 30.94384°N 31.52926°E / 30.94384; 31.52926[1] | |
Country | Egypt |
Governorate | Dakahlia Governorate |
Area | |
• Total | 131 km2 (51 sq mi) |
Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
Population (2019 (estimated))[2] | |
• Total | 201,956 |
• Density | 1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
The name Timayy is derived from the Coptic word ⲑⲙⲟⲩ tmoui, meaning "island", a fairly common Coptic place name element. In this case it is an abbreviation of Demotic tꜣ-mꜣw.t-n-pr-bꜣ-nb-ḏd.t "the island of Mendes". The second part Amdid (older form Mandid or Mandadi) comes from Coptic: ⲡϭⲓⲙⲉⲛⲧⲏϯ, a compound toponym the first part of which is ϭⲓⲏ "border, edge" and the second one comes from Egyptian pr-bꜣ-nb-ḏd.t "temple of Aries of the lord of ḏdt" which is also the source of Ancient Greek: Μενδης.[4]
There were Coptic revolts in Timayy in 107H and 216H. It had a Christian bishopric.[3]
The 1885 Census of Egypt recorded Timay al-Imdid (as "Tami-el-Amdid") as a nahiyah under the district of El Senbellawein in Dakahlia Governorate; at that time, the population of the town was 1,338 (694 men and 644 women).[5]
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