» Hieraconpolis redirects here; for the ancient fortress in Egypt called Hieracon, see Hieracon Nekhen, (Greek: Ἱεράκων πόλις, Strabo xvii. p. 817, transliterated as Hierakonpolis, Hieraconpolis, or Hieracompolis; Kom El-Ahmar) was the religious and political capital of Upper Egypt at the end of the Predynastic period (c. 3200–3100 BC) and probably, also during the Early Dynastic Period (c. 3100–2686 BC). Some authors sugg… (More on Hierakonopolis)