| Asyut | |
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| Country | Egypt |
| Region | Egypt |
| Population | 400 000 |
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Asyut - a city in Egypt, the administrative center of Asyut muhafase, port on the Nile. The Ibrahimija Canal also flows through the city. The city is often called Napoleon on the Nile or Palermo in Chador.
In ancient times, Asyut was the capital of the 13th nome and the center of the cult of Wepwawet, the wolf-headed deity. In later times it was an important stop for caravans. Until the end of the 19th century, the largest slave market in Egypt was held here. Asyut was the first city in Central Egypt in the 1990s to establish a no-go zone for tourists, due to the strong group of the Muslim Brotherhood's extreme Islamists who attacked tourists and security forces when fighting against the state. After a decade of curfew and numerous arrests of members of Islamic terrorists, the conflict ended.
Characteristic
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By plane
The Assyut International Airport is located here.
By rail
There is a train station here.
By car
Asyut is an important road junction.
By ship
Communication
Worth seeing
Asyut is famous for two monasteries located in the suburbs of the city (the Monastery of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Dirunka Dajr al-Adhara and the Burnt Monastery of Majr Dajr al-Muharaq), where, according to the beliefs of the Copts, the Mother of God appeared many times. In the place where the monastery is now located, the Holy Family was hiding in caves from Herod during their four-year stay in Egypt. In the vicinity of the city, there are numerous remains of Sauti - the capital of the nome, which the Greeks called Lykopolis (City of the Wolf), after the local god Upuaut (Road Opener).
Nearest neighborhood
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Science
Asyut University, Asyut has a modern academic campus, a number of universities under a common name, one of the best educational centers in Egypt. There is a swimming pool on campus which is open to women 2 hours a week
Shopping
Gastronomy
Festivals, parties
Accommodation
contact
Security
Tourist information
The tourist police (most of them dressed in civilian clothes), who escort tourists on foot or on motorbikes, and provide protection in front of the hotel entrance, where there are foreign tourists, watch over security. The town has numerous hotels and a gastronomic and entertainment base. The only place where alcohol is served is the bar in the Assiutel hotel. The monuments include: the Old Town, the Hammam Sabit Turkish bath, three medieval taverns for merchants, Banana Island, the former American boys' college from Polish translation Nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Taggart Library Museum with mummies of dogs and fish, the Malga Trasher orphanage and the former Asyut Dam.
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