Asyūṭ

by Walz, Terence

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Asyūṭ , the largest city in Upper Egypt with a population of 343,498 (1996), is located on the western bank of the Nile 451 kilometres south of Cairo at 27° 11'N, 31° 10'E. Since the early part of the 19th century it has been the capital of al-Ṣaʿīd (Upper Egypt). The origins of the city are ancient, thanks to its geographical location in the centre of a wide fertile plain and its proximity to the caravan routes leading to the Kharjā oasis and other points south. Under

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Asyūṭ , the largest city in Upper Egypt with a population of 343,498 (1996), is located on the western bank of the Nile 451 kilometres south of Cairo at 27° 11'N, 31° 10'E. Since the early part of the 19th century it has been the capital of al-Ṣaʿīd (Upper Egypt). The origins of the city are ancient, thanks to its geographical location in the centre of a wide fertile plain and its proximity to the caravan routes leading to the Kharjā oasis and other points south. Under

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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eng Islam

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Walz, Terence

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