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Dayrut al-Sharif

Dayrut al-Sharif

Place in Asyut, Egypt

27°34′00″N 30°49′00″E

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Dayrut al-Sharif (Arabic: ديروط الشريف "Dayrut the Noble", Coptic: ⲧⲉⲣⲱⲧ ⲥⲁⲣⲁⲡⲁⲙⲱⲛ Terōt Sarapamōn Coptic pronunciation: [təˈroːt sərəpaˈmoːn]) is a town in Egypt. It is located on the west bank of the Nile, in the Asyut Governorate. According to tradition, the Holy family visited Dayrut al-Sharif on their flight into Egypt.[1]

History

The older name of the town is Dayrut Sarabam (Arabic: ديروط سربام) which comes from the Coptic name of the town which in turn comes from the personal name Sarapamun.[2] The Monastery of Abba Sarapamon is still in the town.[3]

Climate

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh).[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    holyfamilyegypt (2017-06-20). "Dayrut Al-Sharif". Holy Family in Egypt. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  2. [2]
    Timm, Stefan. Das christlich-koptische Agypten in arabischer Zeit. p. 562.
  3. [3]
    "كنيسة دير الأنبا صرابامون، ديروط الشريف، أسيوط، مصر | St-Takla.org". st-takla.org. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  4. [4]
    "Climate: Dairut - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
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