Asyut
Asyut
ⲥⲓⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲥⲓⲱⲟⲩⲧ أسيوط | |
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UTC+2 (EET) | |
Area code | (+20) 88 |
Asyut
History
Names and etymology
The name of the city is derived from
Ancient Asyut
Ancient Asyut was the capital of the Thirteenth
, both funerary deities.During the
Lycopolis has no remarkable ruins, but in the excavated chambers of the adjacent rocks
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Asyut, transliterated 'sꜣwt'[10] in hieroglyphs | ||||
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Era: 1st Intermediate Period (2181–2055 BC) | ||||
In
A large Byzantine Treasure was discovered near the city in the early twentieth century and is now dispersed amongst a number of museums in the West. The hoard is composed of some of the most elaborate jewellery to survive from late antiquity.
Asyut was at the end of the
Modern Asyut
Today, the city of Asyut has almost 400,000 inhabitants.
The city is one of the only cities in the world that still makes silver appliqué-work shawls and is home to a large textile industry. The city also produces fine pottery, inlaid woodwork, and rugs.[14]
Asyut is the terminus of the Ras Shukheir-Asyut
Coptic Catholic Eparchy
On 10 August 1947, a Coptic Catholic eparchy (
- Suffragan Eparchs (Bishops) of Assiut
(all Coptic Rite)
- Alexandros Scandar (9 August 1947 – death 29 December 1964)
- Titular Bishop of Phatanus(8 December 1955 – 26 March 1965)
- Kyrillos Kamal William Samaan, O.F.M. (16 May 1990 – present)
Geography
Climate
The highest record temperature was 51 °C (124 °F), recorded on July 23, 1994, while the lowest record temperature was −2 °C (28 °F), recorded on January 16, 2008.[17]
Climate data for Asyut | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 32.2 (90.0) |
39.8 (103.6) |
44.2 (111.6) |
44.6 (112.3) |
47.8 (118.0) |
48.4 (119.1) |
44.3 (111.7) |
45.2 (113.4) |
43.5 (110.3) |
41.5 (106.7) |
37.6 (99.7) |
32.2 (90.0) |
48.4 (119.1) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.3 (66.7) |
21.7 (71.1) |
25.1 (77.2) |
31.4 (88.5) |
35.2 (95.4) |
37.1 (98.8) |
36.5 (97.7) |
36.0 (96.8) |
34.2 (93.6) |
30.5 (86.9) |
25.1 (77.2) |
20.3 (68.5) |
29.4 (84.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 11.7 (53.1) |
13.9 (57.0) |
17.4 (63.3) |
23.2 (73.8) |
27.2 (81.0) |
29.6 (85.3) |
29.6 (85.3) |
29.0 (84.2) |
26.9 (80.4) |
23.4 (74.1) |
17.4 (63.3) |
13.3 (55.9) |
21.9 (71.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.7 (40.5) |
6.3 (43.3) |
9.7 (49.5) |
14.5 (58.1) |
18.6 (65.5) |
21.3 (70.3) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.7 (71.1) |
19.6 (67.3) |
16.2 (61.2) |
10.7 (51.3) |
6.7 (44.1) |
14.3 (57.7) |
Record low °C (°F) | 0.0 (32.0) |
1.2 (34.2) |
0.7 (33.3) |
6.2 (43.2) |
11.3 (52.3) |
15.4 (59.7) |
17.9 (64.2) |
18.0 (64.4) |
13.8 (56.8) |
10.7 (51.3) |
3.0 (37.4) |
0.9 (33.6) |
0.0 (32.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Average relative humidity (%)
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52 | 42 | 36 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 32 | 36 | 40 | 42 | 48 | 52 | 38.3 |
Mean daily sunshine hours | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
Source 1: NOAA[18] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: Weather2Travel for sunshine[19] |
Culture
The Alexan Pasha Palace was constructed in 1910 as a riverside residence of a local aristocratic family. It remained in possession of the family until 1995 when it was sold to the state. There are plans to restore the mansion and turn it into a museum.[20]
Notable people
- Plotinus, Neoplatonic philosopher 204 or 205 – 270 CE
- Coluthus, 5th century Greek poet
- Pope Shenouda III, Pope and Patriarch of the Egyptian Orthodox Church in Egypt and All Middle East
- Egyptian president
- Samir Ghanem, comedian, singer, and entertainer
- Ahmed Lutfi el-Sayed, Egyptian nationalist
- Melitius of Lycopolis, founder of the Melitians.[21]
- al-Suyuti, Sunni Muslim theologian who died in 1505
- Ali El-Araby, footballer
- Umar Makram, revolutionary and noble
- Regina Khayatt, feminist, educator, philanthropist, suffragist, and temperance worker
Twinnings
- Iaşi, Romania
See also
Notes
- ^ Also spelled Assiout or Assiut.
References
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- ^ Ptol. iv. 5. § 63; Steph. B. s. v.; Strabo xvii. p. 813)
- ^ (Plin. v. 9. s. 11)
- ^ (Itin. Anton. p. 157)
- ^ Macmillan & Co (1905). Guide to Egypt and the Sudan: Including a Description of the Route Through Uganda to Mombasa. Macmillan. pp. 105–.
- ^ (ii. 88; comp. Aelian. Hist. An. x. 28)
- ^ (Champollion, Descript. de l'Egypte, vol. i. p. 276; Jollois, Egypte, vol. ii. ch. 13.)
- ^ Gauthier, Henri (1928). Dictionnaire des Noms Géographiques Contenus dans les Textes Hiéroglyphiques Vol. 5. pp. 3–4.
- ^ Stephens, Angela. "Riding the Forty Days' Road". AramcoWorld. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
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- ^ "The Coptic Orthodox Church in action - Al-Ahram Weekly". weekly.ahram.org.eg. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
- ^ a b "Asyūṭ Egypt". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ^ "North Africa Pipelines map - Crude Oil (petroleum) pipelines - Natural Gas pipelines - Products pipelines". Theodora.com/pipelines. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
- ^ "Egypt Climate Index". Climate Charts. Archived from the original on 23 June 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ "Asyut, Egypt". Voodoo Skies. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ^ "Asyut Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
- ^ "Asyut Climate and Weather Averages, Egypt". Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ^ "Alexan Palace". World Monuments Fund.
- ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. .
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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Bibliography
- Loprieno, Antonio: Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, ISBN 0-521-44849-2
- Baines & Malek Cultural Atlas of Ancient Egypt, 2000. ISBN 0-8160-4036-2
- ISBN 978-3-447-05666-3
External links
- Media related to Asyut at Wikimedia Commons
- Asyut travel guide from Wikivoyage
- References to Alexandria in Coptic Literature - Coptic Scriptorium database
- Publication series: The Ancient Egyptian Necropolis of Assiut (University of Heidelberg/Propylaeum)