Thebes

3 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Thebes
       n 1: an ancient Egyptian city on the Nile River that flourished
            from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC; today
            the archeological remains include include many splendid
            temples and tombs
       2: an ancient Greek city in Boeotia destroyed by Alexander the


          Great in 336 BC

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Thebes, IL (village, FIPS 74873)
    Location: 37.21083 N, 89.45324 W
    Population (1990): 461 (180 housing units)
    Area: 4.7 sq km (land), 1.3 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Thebes, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
     Population (2000):    478
     Housing Units (2000): 213
     Land area (2000):     1.799708 sq. miles (4.661222 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.512752 sq. miles (1.328021 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    2.312460 sq. miles (5.989243 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            74873
     Located within:       Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
     Location:             37.219177 N, 89.456915 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Thebes, IL
      Thebes