Asyut Governorate

Asyut Governorate (Arabic: ‏محافظة أسيوط‎ Muḥāfaẓat Asyūṭ, IPA: [moˈħɑfzet ʔɑsˈjuːtˤ]) 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.

Etymology

The name of Asyut is derived from early Egyptian Zawty (Z3JW.TJ), late Egyptian Səyáwt into Coptic 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.^[1]

Cities

• Abnub
• Abutig
• Asyut
• Dairut
• el Badari
• el Fateh
• el Ghanayem
• Manfalut
• Qis (Kusai or el-Qusiya)
• Sahel Selim
• Sedfa

Important sites

• Deir el-Gabrawi
• Durunka
• Meir

History

The governorate of Asyut includes the Ancient Egyptian tombs of Meir, and the town of Durunka, which is a pilgrimage site for many Copts who come to visit a monastery dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

Prominent people from Asyut

• Akhnoukh Fanous, political activist
• Ester Fanous, female activist
• Hafez Ibrahim, poet
• Amin Mohsen, Diplomat
• Gamal Abdel Nasser, Second President of Egypt
• Mustafa Lutfi al-Manfaluti, writer and poet
• Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria, Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church

See also

• Asyut
• Governorates of Egypt

References

External links

• Official Website of the Government of Asyut