Asyut Governorate
Encyclopedia
Asyut Governorate is one of the governorates
of Egypt
. It stretches for about 120 km along the banks of the Nile
. The capital of the governorate is the city of Asyut
.
Zawty (Z3JW.TJ), late Egyptian
Səyáwt into Coptic
Syowt.
, and the town of Durunka
, which is a pilgrimage site for many Copts who come to visit a monastery dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
Governorates of Egypt
Egypt is divided for administrative purposes into 27 governorates . Egyptian governorates are the top tier of the country's five-tier jurisdiction hierarchy. A governorate is administered by a governor, who is appointed by the President of Egypt and serves at the president's discretion...
of Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
. It stretches for about 120 km along the banks of the Nile
Nile
The Nile is a major north-flowing river in North Africa, generally regarded as the longest river in the world. It is long. It runs through the ten countries of Sudan, South Sudan, Burundi, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda and Egypt.The Nile has two major...
. The capital of the governorate is the city of Asyut
Asyut
Asyut is the capital of the modern Asyut Governorate in Egypt; the ancient city of the same name is situated nearby. The modern city is located at , while the ancient city is at .- Etymology :...
.
Etymology
The name of Asyut is derived from early EgyptianEgyptian language
Egyptian is the oldest known indigenous language of Egypt and a branch of the Afroasiatic language family. Written records of the Egyptian language have been dated from about 3400 BC, making it one of the oldest recorded languages known. Egyptian was spoken until the late 17th century AD in the...
Zawty (Z3JW.TJ), late Egyptian
Egyptian language
Egyptian is the oldest known indigenous language of Egypt and a branch of the Afroasiatic language family. Written records of the Egyptian language have been dated from about 3400 BC, making it one of the oldest recorded languages known. Egyptian was spoken until the late 17th century AD in the...
Səyáwt into Coptic
Coptic language
Coptic or Coptic Egyptian is the current stage of the Egyptian language, a northern Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Egypt until at least the 17th century. Egyptian began to be written using the Greek alphabet in the 1st century...
Syowt.
Statistics
- Percentage to total area of Egypt: 2.6%.
- Population: around 3.5 million (male 51.21%; female 48.79%).
- Population density: 119.6 people/km².
- Rural population: 2.2 million; urban population: 0.9 million.
- Percentage to the whole population of Egypt: 4.3%.
- Population growth rate: 2.6% per year.
- Assiut Governorate administrative divisions: 11 localities, 52 local administrative units, 235 small villages, and 971 tiny villages.
Cities
- AbnubAbnubAbnub is a city in Egypt. It is located on the east bank of the Nile, in the Asyut Governorate, several kilometres northwest of Asyut....
- AbutigAbutigAbutig is a city in the Asyut Governorate of Egypt. Located on the west bank of the Nile, it has a population of around 440,000 inhabitants....
- AsyutAsyutAsyut is the capital of the modern Asyut Governorate in Egypt; the ancient city of the same name is situated nearby. The modern city is located at , while the ancient city is at .- Etymology :...
- DairutDairutDairut is a city in Egypt. It is located on the west bank of the Nile, in the Asyut Governorate....
- el Badari
- el FatehEl FatehEl-Fateh is an Egyptian city located near the city of Abnub in the Asyut Governorate....
- el GhanayemEl GhanayemEl-Ghanayem is a town in Egypt. It is located near the city of Abutig in the Asyut Governorate.-External links:*...
- ManfalutManfalutManfalut is a city in Egypt. It is located on the west bank of the Nile, in the Asyut Governorate.The famous Egyptian writer and poet Mustafa Lutfi al-Manfaluti was born in Manfalut....
- QisCusaeCusae or Kusai is the Greek name of a city in Upper Egypt, known to the Egyptians as Qis or Kis. Today, the city is known as el-Qusiya and is located on the west bank of the Nile, in the Asyut Governorate....
(Kusai or el-Qusiya) - Sahel SelimSahel SelimSahel Selim is a city in the Asyut Governorate of Egypt....
- SedfaSedfaSodfa is a town in Egypt. It is located near the city of Abnub in the Asyut Governorate....
History
The governorate of Asyut includes the Ancient Egyptian tombs of MeirMeir, Egypt
Meir is a village in Upper Egypt. It is located on the west bank of the Nile, in the Asyut Governorate, some 7 kilometers west of el-Qusiya. The modern village is situated at coordinates , while the necropolis is located at .-Overview:...
, and the town of Durunka
Durunka
Durunka or Deir Durunka is an Upper Egyptian village, located on the west bank of the Nile, in the Asyut Governorate....
, which is a pilgrimage site for many Copts who come to visit a monastery dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
Prominent people from Asyut
- Akhnoukh FanousAkhnoukh FanousAkhnoukh Fanous was a prominent Coptic political figure of the early twentieth century. Fanous is best known for founding the Egyptian Party in 1908, which consisted mainly of wealthy Copts. He also funded and organized the Coptic Conference in 1911, held in Assiut, which advocated Coptic rights...
, political activist - Ester FanousEster FanousEster Akhnoukh Fanous or Esther Fanous, also known as Ester Wissa was an Egyptian Christian feminist and the daughter of doctor Akhnoukh Fanous and Balsam Wissa....
, female activist - Hafez IbrahimHafez IbrahimHafez Ibrahim was an Egyptian poet, called , means the Poet of the Nile. He was one of several poets that revived Arabic poetry during the latter half of the 19th Century. While still using the classical Arabic system of meter and rhyme, these poets wrote to express new ideas and feelings...
, poet - Amin Mohsen, Diplomat
- Gamal Abdel NasserGamal Abdel NasserGamal Abdel Nasser Hussein was the second President of Egypt from 1956 until his death. A colonel in the Egyptian army, Nasser led the Egyptian Revolution of 1952 along with Muhammad Naguib, the first president, which overthrew the monarchy of Egypt and Sudan, and heralded a new period of...
, Second President of EgyptEgyptEgypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world... - Mustafa Lutfi al-ManfalutiMustafa Lutfi al-ManfalutiMustafa Lutfi el-Manfaluti was an Egyptian writer and poet who was born in the Upper Egyptian city of Manfalut to an Arab father and a Turkish mother....
, writer and poet - Pope Shenouda III of AlexandriaPope Shenouda III of AlexandriaPope Shenouda III of Alexandria is the 117th Pope of Alexandria and the Patriarch of All Africa on the Holy Apostolic See of Saint Mark the Evangelist of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria...
, Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church