Manfalut ( ar, منفلوط ', ;
) is a city in
Egypt. It is located on the west bank of the
Nile, in the
Asyut Governorate. The city is at 350 km (230 miles) south of
Cairo.
In 2006, it had a population of 82,585 people.
Local agriculture includes
cotton production.
Egyptian writer and poet
Mustafa Lutfi al-Manfaluti was born in Manfalut. By 1993, the area was considered an Islamic stronghold.
[ Reuters, ''Britons escape death on the Nile as gunman opens fire'', The Guardian; 17 August 1993]
On 17 November 2012,
a bus-train collision near Manfalut caused the deaths of 51 people.
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See also
* List of cities and towns in Egypt
* Pyramid of Khui
References
Populated places in Asyut Governorate
{{Cities of Egypt