Ischnīn en-Naṣārā - Ischnīn en-Naṣārā

Ischnīn en-Naṣārā · ‏إشنين النصارى‎
GovernorateMinyā
Residents
8.905 (2006)
height
39 m
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Ischnīn en-Naṣārā

Ischnin en-Nasara (Arabic:إشنين النصارى‎, Ischnīn an-Naṣārā) is a village with about 9,000 inhabitants[1] in Middle Egypt in the governorate Minyā west of the Nile about 10 kilometers east of Deir el-Garnūs and 12 kilometers southwest of Maghāgha away. The Church of St. Georg is an important place of pilgrimage on the Escape route of the Holy Family in Egypt.

background

On his way to the 10 kilometers to the west Deir el-Garnūs the holy family stopped here and Jesus blessed a spring.

getting there

mobility

Tourist Attractions

  • Church of St. George on the northern edge of the village is a three-aisled church.

activities

shop

kitchen

accommodation

Accommodation options exist in el-Minyā.

trips

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑Population according to the 2006 Egyptian census, Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics, accessed November 7, 2014.
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