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Al Minya Governorate
Minya Governorate ( ar, محافظة المنيا ') is one of the governorates of Upper Egypt. Its capital city, Minya, is located on the left bank of the Nile River. Etymology The name originates from the chief city of the governorate, originally known in Sahidic Coptic as ''Tmoone'' and in Bohairic as ''Thmonē'', meaning “the residence”, in reference to a monastery formerly in the area. The name may also originate from the city's name in Egyptian ''Men'at Khufu''. Overview The rate of poverty is more than 60% in this governorate, where the total population is nearly 6 million. Recently the government has provided some assistance via social safety networks, specifically, some financial assistance to residents with disabilities, and job opportunities for them and others. The funding has been coordinated by the country's Ministry of Finance and with assistance from international organizations. Municipal divisions The governorate is divided into municipal divisions wit ...
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Governorates Of Egypt
Egypt has a centralised system of local government officially called local administration as it is a branch of the Executive. The country is divided into twenty-seven governorates ( '; ; genitive case: ; plural: '), the top tier of local administration. A governorate is administered by a governor, who is appointed by the President of Egypt and serves at the president's discretion. Governors have the civilian rank of minister and report directly to the prime minister, who chairs the Board of Governors ''(majlis al-muhafzin)'' and meets with them on a regular basis. The Minister of Local Development coordinates the governors and their governorate's budgets. Overview Egypt generally has four tiers of local administration units: governorates, cities, counties ''(marakiz)'', districts (subdivisions of cities) and villages (subdivisions of counties). There is a tier between the national government and the governorates termed Economic Regions, though it does not have any admin ...
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Markaz (country Subdivision)
Markaz ( ar, مركز, tr, merkez), or the equivalent term in Persian, is a second-level administrative division found in the Middle East. Examples include: * Markazes of Egypt, below Governorates of Egypt * Markaz in Saudi Arabia, below Governorates of Saudi Arabia * The capital city A capital city or capital is the municipality holding primary status in a country, state, province, department, or other subnational entity, usually as its seat of the government. A capital is typically a city that physically encompasses t ... of a province of Iran * A merkez is a district of Turkey (ilçe) that serves as the capital of a province. The word ''markaz'' ( ar, مركز), as a term, in Arabic means "center." Types of administrative division {{Semitic-lang-stub ...
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History Of Arab Egypt
Following the Islamic conquest in 639, Lower Egypt was ruled at first by governors acting in the name of the Rashidun Caliphs and then the Umayyad Caliphs in Damascus, but in 747 the Umayyads were overthrown. Throughout Islamic rule, Askar was named the capital and housed the ruling administration. The conquest led to two separate provinces all under one ruler: Upper and Lower Egypt. These two very distinct regions were governed by the military and followed the demands handed down by the governor of Egypt and imposed by the heads of their communities. Egypt was ruled by many dynasties from the start of Islamic control in 639 until the early 16th century. The Umayyad period lasted from 658 to 750. The Abbasid period which came after was much more focused on taxes and centralizing power. In 868, the Tulunids, ruled by Ahmad ibn Tulun, expanded Egypt's territory into the Levant. He would rule until his death in 884. After years of turmoil under Ahmad ibn Tulun's successor, m ...
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Aegyptus (Roman Province)
, conventional_long_name = Roman Egypt , common_name = Egypt , subdivision = Province , nation = the Roman Empire , era = Late antiquity , capital = Alexandria , title_leader = Praefectus Augustalis , image_map = Roman Empire - Aegyptus (125 AD).svg , image_map_caption = Province of Aegyptus in AD 125 , year_start = 30 BC , event_start = Conquest of Ptolemaic Kingdom , event1 = Formation of the Diocese , date_event1 = 390 , year_end = 641 , event_end = Muslim conquest , life_span = 30 BC – 641 AD , stat_year1 = 1st century AD , stat_pop1 = . , today = Egypt , p1 = Ptolemaic Kingdom , flag_p1 = Ptolemaic-Empire 200bc.jpg , s1 = Sasanian Egypt , flag_s1 = Derafsh Kaviani flag of the late Sassanid Empire.svg , s2 = Rashidun Caliphate , flag_s2 = Mohammad adil-Rashidun-empire-at-its-peak-close.PNG , demonym= Egypt ( ; ) was a subdivision of the Roman Empire fr ...
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Archaeological Sites
An archaeological site is a place (or group of physical sites) in which evidence of past activity is preserved (either prehistoric or historic or contemporary), and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline of archaeology and represents a part of the archaeological record. Sites may range from those with few or no remains visible above ground, to buildings and other structures still in use. Beyond this, the definition and geographical extent of a "site" can vary widely, depending on the period studied and the theoretical approach of the archaeologist. Geographical extent It is almost invariably difficult to delimit a site. It is sometimes taken to indicate a settlement of some sort although the archaeologist must also define the limits of human activity around the settlement. Any episode of deposition such as a hoard or burial can form a site as well. Development-led archaeology undertaken as cultural resources management has the disadvantage (or the benef ...
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Samalut
Samalut ( ar, سمالوط, from ''t-Semulot)'' is a city and a municipal division in the Minya Governorate in Egypt. It is located on the west bank of the Nile, a few hours by train south of Cairo. The earliest known reference to the city of Samalut can be found in a Coptic funerary inscription that possibly dates back to the 5th century AD.SB Kopt II 1089.1-2 Religion Near Samalut is the Coptic Orthodox Monastery of the Virgin Mary at Gebel el-Teir, an important Christians, Christian pilgrimage site. Samalut's church was built by Helena of Constantinople, Empress Helena, mother of Constantine the Great, in AD 328, on one of the sites where the Holy Family is believed to have stayed during their flight into Egypt. See also *Holy Family in Egypt References {{Cities of Egypt Populated places in Minya Governorate ...
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Matai, Egypt
Matai () is a city in the Minya Governorate in Upper Egypt. It lies between Samalout and Beni Mazar. It is identified with the ancient town of ''Matoi'' (, ) and its name comes from the Coptic word for "soldier" (, ''matoi''). Towns The city of Matai has the following villages: * Abu Aziz * Abu Haseba * Abu Shehata * Abwan * Bany Hassan * Bardnouha * El-Farokeya * El-Kawady * El-Kofor * El Manahra * Helwa * Kom Matai * Marzok * Matai El-Balad * Menbal * Nazlet Amr * Nazlet Thabet * Selah El-Gharbiya * gabal elter * Gawada * shark almahata * alfawareqa Notable people from Matai *Saint Abdel Messih El-Makari *Dr. Malak Azer Eskander *Alla Mohammed Hassan Limt ( Musician ) See also * List of cities and towns in Egypt A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby unio ... References ...
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Mallawi
Mallawi ( ar, ملوي  ; Saidi pronunciation: , ) is a city in Egypt, located in the governorate of Minya. Overview Situated in a farm area, the town produces textiles and handicrafts. The total area of the city is about . The southern limit is Allah Mansion (possibly a religious structure?), the northern limit is a television transmitter, the eastern border is the Nile, and the western boundary is Dirotiah Lake. The city contains many ancient Egyptian artifacts. The name of the city is derived from Coptic and literally means "the place of textile" (ⲙⲁⲛ – "place of", ⲗⲁⲩ – "textile"). Climate Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh), as the rest of Egypt. See also * List of cities and towns in Egypt * Mallawi Museum * Monastery of Saint Fana The Monastery of Saint Fana is a Coptic Orthodox monastery. It is named after Saint Fana, also known as Bane (c. 354–395), Coptic Christian hermit. T ...
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Maghagha
Maghagha ( ar, مغاغة) is a city in Egypt, located on the west bank of the Nile. It is the northernmost city in the Minya Governorate. History The old names of the town were ''Nimoui'' (, from ) and ''Gazirat al-Hagar'' ().ابن مماتي ص197 In May 1963, the ferry boat Adel capsized here, killing 206 people. In June 2007, 11-year-old schoolgirl Budour Ahmed Shaker died at a private clinic in Maghagha after an excessive dose of anesthesia while undergoing the procedure of female genital cutting, sparking widespread protests and prompting the Egyptian government to outlaw the practice by closing a legal loophole allowing it to be performed for "documented health reasons". The ban instead drove the practice underground, with doctors charging higher fees to compensate for the risk of being prosecuted. The 1885 Census of Egypt recorded Maghagha (as ''Maghaghah'') as a nahiyah in under the district of El Fashn in Minya Governorate; at that time, the population of the t ...
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New Minya
New Minya ( ar, المنيا الجديدة) is a city in the Minya Governorate, Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning the North Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via a land bridg .... The city is located on the right bank of the Nile across from Old Minya. Construction of the planned city began in 1991 and was carried out by the New Urban Communities Authority. Its population was estimated at about 15,677 people in 2018. References Populated places in Minya Governorate Cities in Egypt New towns in Egypt {{Egypt-geo-stub ...
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