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| El-Minyā Governorate محافظة المنيا | |
| Capital | Minyā |
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| Residents | 5.497.095 (2017) |
| surface | 32,279 km² |
| Post Code | 61xxx |
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| prefix | 20 (0)86 |
| no area code on Wikidata: | |
| website | www.minia.gov.eg |
| no tourist info on Wikidata: | |
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The egyptian Governorate el-Minya (Arabic:محافظة المنيا, Muḥāfaẓat al-Minyā) located in Middle Egypt. It borders the governorate to the north Beni Suef, in the east to the governorate Red Sea, in the south to the governorates Asyūṭ and New valley and in the west to the governorate el-Giza. The eastern part of the governorate extends into the Arabian desert. The administrative center is el-Minyā.
places
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There are nine cities in the governorate of el-Minyā, which are also the seats of the administrative districts of the same name (from north to south):
- 1 Maghāgha
, مغاغة- County town. - 2 Benī Mazār, بني مزار- County town.
- 3 Maṭāi, مطاي- County town.
- 4 Samālūṭ
, سمالوط- County town. 
5 el-Minyā, المنيا- Capital of the governorate.- 6 Abū Qurqāṣ, أبو قرقاص- County town.
- 7 Mallawī, ملوي- County town.
- 8 Deir Mawās, دير مواس- County town.
Other goals
el-Minyā and the surrounding area
Western bank of the Nile
- Maghāgha, مغاغة- District town (see under places).
- 1 el-Qāyāt, القايات
- 2 esch-Sheikh Ziyād, الشيخ زياد
- 3 Ischnīn en-Naṣārā, إشنين النصارى
- 4 Deir el-Garnūs, دير الجرنوس
- 5 Qufada, قفادة
- Benī Mazār, بني مزار- District town (see under places).
- 6 el-Bahnasā, البهنسا(Oxyrhynchus)
- 7 el-Qeis, Arabic:القيس(Kynopolis)
- 8 Deir es-Sanqūrīya, دير السنقورية
- 9 el-Kufūr eṣ-Ṣūlīya, الكفور الصولية
- 10 Kōm Maṭāi, كوم مطاي
- Maṭāi, مطاي- District town (see under places).
- 11 Kōm en-Namrūd, كوم النمرود
- 12 el-Manāhra, المناهرة
- 13 el-ʿŪr, العور(Esch-Schuhadāʾ)
- Samālūṭ, سمالوط- District town (see under places).
- 14 el-Bayahu, البيهو
- 15 Ṭaḥā el-Aʿmida, طحا الأعمدة
- el-Minyā, المنيا- Capital of the governorate (see under places).
- Abū Qurqāṣ, أبو قرقاص- District town (see under places).
Eastern bank of the Nile
- 16 ʿIzbat Qarāra, عزبة قرارة
- 17 Sharuna, شارونة(El-Kōm el-Aḥmar Sawāris)
- 18 es-Sirīrīya, السريرية(Hathor Chapel)
- 19 Deir el-ʿAdhrāʾ, دير سيدة العذراء(Gebel eṭ-Ṭeir)
- 20 Ṭihnā el-Gebel, طهنا الجبل
- 21 Fraser graves, مقابر فريزر
- 22 Sawada, سوادة
- 23 Zāwiyat el-Maiyitīn, زاوية الميتين(El-Kōm el-Aḥmar)
- 24 Benī Ḥasan, بني حسن
- 25 Isṭabl ʿAntar, إسطبل عنتر
Mallawī and the surrounding area
Western bank of the Nile
- 26 Deir Abū Fānā, دير أبو فانا
- 27 Tūna el-Gebel, تونة الجبل
- 28 el-Ashmunein, الأشمونين
- Mallawī, ملوي- District town (see under places).
- Deir Mawās, دير مواس- District town (see under places).
Eastern bank of the Nile
- 29 esch-Sheikh ʿIbāda, الشيخ عبادة
- Anṣinā, أنصنا
- 30 Deir Abū Ḥinnis, دير أبو حنس
- 31 Deir el-Barschā, دير البرشا
- 32 esch-Sheikh Saʿīd, الشيخ سعيد
- 33 Tell el-āAmārna, تل العمارنة
background
In addition to the Nile, the governorate west of the Nile is crossed by two canals, the Ibrahimiya- and the Josefs Canal. This enabled the usable agricultural area to be increased significantly. Agriculture is still the main economic factor. Mainly sugar cane and grain are grown.
getting there
You can get here by bus or train.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
activities
security
climate
Egypt belongs to the subtropical climate zone. This zone is characterized by a warm and dry desert climate.
| El-Minya | Jan | Feb | March | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean highest air temperature in ° C | 20 | 22 | 26 | 31 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 31 | 26 | 21 | O | 29.7 |
| Average air temperature in ° C | 12 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 13 | O | 21.3 |
| Mean lowest air temperature in ° C | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 6 | O | 12.9 |
| Precipitation in mm | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Σ | 5 |
| Relative humidity in% | 63 | 56 | 52 | 43 | 37 | 40 | 46 | 51 | 53 | 55 | 61 | 67 | O | 52 |
Minya, Egypt: Climate, Global Warming, and Daylight Charts and Data, accessed November 17, 2009. | ||||||||||||||
holiday
On March 18, the governorate national holiday, the execution of insurgents by the occupying power of Great Britain on March 18, 1919 in Deir Mawās who took part in the 1919 revolution.
trips
Excursions are available in the neighboring government to the north Beni Suef and to the governorate to the south Asyūṭ at.
literature
- Old Egypt:
- : Middle Egypt between Samalūṭ and the Gabal Abū Ṣīr: Contributions to the historical topography of the Pharaonic period. Wiesbaden: Reichert, 1991, Tübingen Atlas of the Middle East: TAVO / Beihefte / B; 69, ISBN 978-3-88226-467-8 . Topographical description of archaeological sites in the Beni Suef governorate and in the north of the el-Minyā governorate.
- : Historical topography of the region between Mallawi and Samaluṭ. Wiesbaden: Reichert, 1981, Tübingen Atlas of the Middle East: TAVO / Beihefte / B; 30th, ISBN 978-3-88226-078-6 . Topographical description of archaeological sites in parts of el-Minyā governorate.
- Cards:
- There are road maps from various map providers on a scale of around 1: 1,500,000, but they can only be used as a rough guide.
- Russian general staff maps, Scale 1: 200,000, maps H-36-XXXI (Эль Минья [El 'Min'ja]) and G-36-I (Маллави [Mallawi]) (inscribed in Russian).
- U.S. Army Map, Scale 1: 250,000, map NH-36-13 (El-Minya), 1960, map NG-36-1 (Asyût), 1959.
