Aṭfīḥ

Atfih stands on the eastern bank of the Nile south of Cairo, on the site of the ancient town of Tepihou. In the Hellenistic period it was known as Aphroditopolis, a name reflecting the Greek identification of an Egyptian goddess with Aphrodite. A cemetery east of the town held burials of sacred cows as well as a necropolis for its inhabitants. The cultivated Nile Valley here meets the desert hills beyond the river's eastern bank.