ɪt wʌz nˈoʊn æz laɪkˈɑːpəliz ɔːɹ laɪkˈɑːpəliz ɡɹˈiːk: ɪnðɪ æntˈɪkwᵻɾi, ɐn ˈeɪntʃənt tˈaʊn ɪnðə sˌɛbənˈɪɾɪk nˈoʊm ɪn lˈoʊɚɹ ˈiːdʒɪpt.
It was known as Lycopolis or Lykopolis (Greek: ) in the Antiquity, an ancient town in the Sebennytic nome in Lower Egypt.