Middle Egypt - Mittelägypten

Middle Egypt · ‏مصر الوسطي‎
Landscape west of the monastery el-Deir el-Muʿallaq

Middle Egypt (engl. Middle Egypt, Arabic:مصر الوسطي‎, Miṣr al-Wasaṭī) located in Egypt between Beni Suef and Qinā. The former northern part Upper Egypt has been treated separately since the 19th century due to its cultural independence.[1] It roughly covers the area between Cairo and the loop of the Nile Qinā.

places

  • 1 Beni Suef - capital of Beni Suef Governorate
  • 2 el-Minyā - capital of El-Minyā governorates
  • 3 Asyūṭ - capital of Asyūṭ governorates
  • 4 Sōhāg - capital of Sōhāg governorates

Other goals

Only the main attractions are mentioned in this article. A more extensive list can be found in the corresponding government articles.

Beni Suef and the surrounding area

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el-Minyā and the surrounding area

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Map of Middle Egypt

Mallawī and the surrounding area

Asyūṭ and the surrounding area

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  • Eastern bank of the Nile
    • 35 Deir el-Gabrāwī
    • 36 Hatnub alabaster quarries
  • 37 Asyut dam

Sōhāg and the surrounding area

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background

getting there

mobility

The main connection, a two-lane asphalt road, runs on the west bank. There are bridges between the east and west banks in Beni Suef, el-Minyā, Asyūṭ, Sōhāg and Nag Hammadi.

Distances between places in Middle Egypt

kilometre
from Cairo		kilometre
by Beni Suef		kilometre
from el-Minyā		kilometre
from Asyūṭ		kilometre
by Sōhāg		From north to south
0115234357450Cairo
15100219342435Gīza
2590209332425Saqqara, Memphis
4075194317410Dahshūr
6055174297390el-Lischt
8035154277370Meidūm
1150119242335Beni Suef
1695465188281Maghāgha
2119623146239Samālūṭ
2341190123216el-Minyā
2781634479172Mallawī
2891745568161Deir Mawās
3121977845138el-Qūṣīya
3302159627120Manfalūṭ
357242123093Asyūṭ
3822671482568Abū Tīg
4203051866330Ṭahṭā
450335216930Sōhāg
48036524612330Girgā
50038526614350el-Balyanā
53542030117885Nag Hammadi
590475356233140Qinā
651536417294201Luxor

Tourist Attractions

activities

kitchen

security

trips

Individual evidence

  1. ↑See e.g. Morton, Samuel George: Observations on Egyptian Ethnography, Derived from Anatomy, History, and the Monuments. In:Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, ISSN0065-9746, Vol.N.S. 9,1 (1846), Pp. 93–159, especially p. 102.
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Regions and cities in Egypt

Arabian desert·el-Faiyum·Gulf of Aqaba·Gulf of Suez·Greater Cairo·Memphite necropolis·Middle Egypt·Mediterranean coast·Lake Nasser·Nile Delta·Upper Egypt·Red Sea Riviera·Red Sea·Sinai·Suez Canal·Thebes·Lower Egypt·Wadi en Natrun·Western desert

Cities:Alexandria·Aswan·Cairo·Luxor·Port Said
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