Hierakonpolis - City of the Hawk in ancient Egyptian Nekhen [Nechen] was the religious and political capital of Upper Egypt at the end of Pre-Dynastic (c. 3200–3100 BC) and Early Dynastic Period (c. 3100–2686 BC).
Literature:
- John Garstang: Excavations at Hierakonpolis, at Esna and in Nubia. In: ASAE. Annales du service des antiquites de l'Égypte 8, 1907, pp. 132-148
- http://www.hierakonpolis-online.org/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nekhen
- "Egypt: Hierakonpolis, A Feature Tour Egypt Story". Touregypt.net. Retrieved 1 May 2012.