Matai () is a city in the
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, origi ...
in
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt ( ar, صعيد مصر ', shortened to , , locally: ; ) is the southern portion of Egypt and is composed of the lands on both sides of the Nile that extend upriver from Lower Egypt in the north to Nubia in the south.
In ancient E ...
. It lies between
Samalout
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 ...
and
Beni Mazar
Beni Mazar () is a rural town in Egypt. It is located in the Minya Governorate, on the west bank of the Nile. The older name of the town is Shinwada ( or شِنُوَدة) which comes from Sahidic (Bohairic: ϣⲓⲛⲟⲩⲟϯ) meaning "kailyard ...
. 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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