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Asyut

Also known as Siout, Asioot

Asyut ('''' ) is a city in Upper Egypt and the capital of the modern Asyut Governorate in Egypt. It was built close to the ancient city of the same name, which is situated nearby. The modern city is located at , while the ancient city is located at . The city is home to one of the largest Coptic Christian communities in the country.

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Asyut is a city and archaeological site in Egypt, serving as the capital of Asyut Governorate. Located on the Nile River, the city has an elevation of 56 meters above sea level. It is situated in the Africa/Cairo time zone, which corresponds to UTC+02:00. Asyut is twinned with Iași.

The city has a population of 562,061, with another source listing 528,669. Its inception is dated to 3100 BCE. Asyut is described in sources including The Nuttall Encyclopædia and the 11th edition of Encyclopædia Britannica.

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Place details

Locality: أسيوط
Region: أسيوط
Country: مصر
Population: 528,669
Timezone: Africa/Cairo

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PM10: 110.1 µg/m³

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Asyut
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.pushpin_map: Egypt
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_relief: yes
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Asyut within Egypt
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Asyut
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 3100 BC
Settlement.area_total_km2: 26.6
Settlement.elevation_m: 56
Settlement.population_total: 490,000
Settlement.population_as_of: 2024
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.population_density_sq_mi: auto
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities

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Travel guide

Understand

Pharoes called the city "Seut", derived from "Sout" which means "Guardian" in the ancient Egyptian language. This name was used for about 3000 years, and then it was changed many times, until the Arabs named it "Assiut".

Do

Assiut celebrates its national day on the 18th of April every year, when the local residents of Bani Addiat, Manfalout city, struggled against the French Invasion.

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Encyclopedic overview

21 sections

Contents

Name and etymology
History
Bronze Age
Old Kingdom period
First Intermediate period
New Kingdom period
Classical Age
Middle Ages
Modern Asyut
Coptic Catholic Eparchy
Geography
Climate
Culture
Transport
Notable people
Twinnings
See also
Notes
References
Bibliography
External links

Asyut (' ) is a city in Upper Egypt and the capital of the modern Asyut Governorate in Egypt. It was built close to the ancient city of the same name, which is situated nearby. The modern city is located at , while the ancient city is located at . The city is home to one of the largest Coptic Christian communities in the country.

== Name and etymology == The name of the city is derived from early Egyptian (late Egyptian, Səyáwt') which became Coptic , meaning "Guardian''" of the northern approach of Upper Egypt. In Graeco-Roman Egypt, it was called Lycopolis or Lykopolis (, ""), ('wolf city') Lycon, or Lyco.

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