Manfalut
Manfalut منفلوط ⲙⲁⲛⲃⲁⲗⲟⲧ | |
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27°19′N 30°58′E / 27.317°N 30.967°E / 27.317; 30.967 | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Asyut |
Area [1] | |
• Total | 103.5 sq mi (268.1 km2) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 576,972 |
• Density | 5,600/sq mi (2,200/km2) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
Manfalut (Arabic: منفلوط Manfalūṭ, IPA: [mɑnfɑˈluːtˤ]; Coptic: ⲙⲁⲛⲃⲁⲗⲟⲧ, lit. 'place of pelts, skins'[2]) 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.[3] In 2006, it had a population of 82,585 people.
Local agriculture includes cotton production.[4]
Egyptian writer and poet Mustafa Lutfi al-Manfaluti was born in Manfalut. By 1993, the area was considered an Islamic stronghold.[5]
On 17 November 2012, a bus-train collision near Manfalut caused the deaths of 51 people.[3]
See also
- List of cities and towns in Egypt
- Pyramid of Khui
References
- ^ a b "Manfalūṭ (Markaz, Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ Peust, Carsten. "Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten" (PDF). p. 59.
- ^ a b "Egypt bus crash kills 50 children near Manfalut". BBC. 17 November 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- ^ The Manchester Guardian EGYPTIAN COTTON CROP; 5 August 1939
- ^ Reuters, Britons escape death on the Nile as gunman opens fire, The Guardian; 17 August 1993
27°19′00″N 30°58′00″E / 27.31667°N 30.96667°E / 27.31667; 30.96667
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