Manfalut

Manfalut

Manfalut

Place in Asyut, Egypt

Manfalut (Arabic: منفلوط Manfalūṭ, IPA: [mɑnfɑˈluːtˤ]; Coptic: ⲙⲁⲛⲃⲁⲗⲟⲧ, lit. 'place of pelts, skins'[2]) is a city in Egypt. It is located on the west bank of the Nile, in the Asyut Governorate. The city is at 350 km (230 miles) south of Cairo.[3] In 2006, it had a population of 82,585 people.

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Local agriculture includes cotton production.[4]

Egyptian writer and poet Mustafa Lutfi al-Manfaluti was born in Manfalut. By 1993, the area was considered an Islamic stronghold.[5]

On 17 November 2012, a bus-train collision near Manfalut caused the deaths of 51 people.[3]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Manfalūṭ (Markaz, Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  2. [2]
    Peust, Carsten. "Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten" (PDF). p. 59.
  3. [3]
    "Egypt bus crash kills 50 children near Manfalut". BBC. 17 November 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  4. [4]
    The Manchester Guardian EGYPTIAN COTTON CROP; 5 August 1939
  5. [5]
    Reuters, Britons escape death on the Nile as gunman opens fire, The Guardian; 17 August 1993

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