Asyut Governorate Explained

Asyut Governorate
Settlement Type:Governorate
Flag Size:120px
Image Blank Emblem:Coat of arms of Assiut Governorate.png
Blank Emblem Size:75px
Coordinates:27.252°N 31.09°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Seat:Asyut (capital)
Leader Title:Governor
Leader Name:Jamal Nour El Din Mohamed Zaki[1]
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:5,169,423
Population As Of:January 2023
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:GDP
Demographics1 Title1:Total
Demographics1 Info1:EGP 126 billion
(US$ 8.0 billion)
Timezone1:EET
Utc Offset1:+2
Blank Name Sec2:HDI (2021)
Blank Info Sec2:0.676[3]
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Asyūṭ Governorate (Arabic: محافظة أسيوط) is one of the many governorates of Egypt. It stretches across a section of the Nile River.[4] The capital of the governorate is the city of Asyut.[5]

Etymology

The name of Asyut is derived from early Egyptian Zawty (Z3JW.TJ), late Egyptian Səyáwt into Coptic Syowt. An A was added to the beginning of the name Syowt to become Asyut.[6]

Overview

The rate of poverty in Asyut is more than 60%. Recently, some social safety networks have been provided, in the form of financial assistance and job opportunities. The funding has been coordinated by Egypt's Ministry of Finance, with assistance from international organizations.[7]

Municipal divisions

The governorate is divided into municipal divisions, with a total estimated population of 5,169,423 as of January 2024. In Asyut Governorate, there is 1 new city, three aqsam and eleven marakiz. Sometimes a markaz and a qism share a name.

Municipal Divisions! Anglicized name !! Native name !! Arabic transliteration !! Population
(January 2023 Est.)!! Type
AbnubArabic: مركز أبنوب 469,686 Markaz
Abu TigArabic: قسم ابو تيج 110,510 Kism (fully urban)
Abu Tig Arabic: مركز أبو تيج 258,283 Markaz
El BadariArabic: مركز البدارى 307,072 Markaz
El FatehArabic: مركز الفتح 359,263 Markaz
El GhanayemArabic: مركز الغنايم 154,088 Markaz
El QusiyaArabic: مركز القوصية 526,837 Markaz
AsyutArabic: مركز أسيوط 578,782 Markaz
Asyut 1 Arabic: قسم أول أسيوط 299,892 Kism (fully urban)
Asyut 2 Arabic: قسم ثان أسيوط 254,312 Kism (fully urban)
DairutArabic: مركز ديروط 674,516 Markaz
New AsyutArabic: مدينة اسيوط الجديدة 9,674 New City
ManfalutArabic: مركز منفلوط 595,750 Markaz
Sahel SelimArabic: مركز ساحل سليم205,847 Markaz
SidfaArabic: مركز صدفا 207,303 Markaz

Population

According to 2024 estimates, the majority of residents in the governorate live in rural areas, with an urbanization rate of only 26.5%. Out of an estimated 5,169,423 people residing in the governorate, 3,799,525 live in rural areas, as opposed to only 1,369,898 in urban areas.[8]

Demographics

Asyut has a population of over 4 million people, with a significant Coptic presence. Muslims and Christians have lived together in Asyut and at times there have been clashes. In July 2013, a large number of Christians took to the streets to protest Muslim extremism in Asyut.[9]

Whether Christian or Muslim, Asyut is home to a very conservative society and in October, 2016 Upper Egypt's first beauty pageant, which was to be held in Asyut, had to be canceled due to death threats and security issues.[10]

Cities

Industrial zones

According to the Egyptian Governing Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI), in affiliation with the Ministry of Investment (MOI), the following industrial zones are located in this governorate:[11]

Projects and programs

In 2016, Switzerland committed to funding a solid waste management program in Asyut, a project with the Egyptian Ministry of Environment that will conclude in 2021. The National Solid Waste Management Programme (NSWMP) involves the construction of infrastructure for new as well as the expansion and improvement of existing waste treatment, landfill, and recycling facilities.[12]

Important sites

Ancient quarries are an important feature of Asyut. There are about 500 rock-cut tombs and limestone quarries all around Asyut.[13] The governorate of Asyut includes the Ancient Egyptian tombs of Meir,[14] and the town of Durunka,[15] which is a pilgrimage site for many Copts who come to visit a monastery dedicated to the Virgin Mary.[16] [17] [18]

Notable people

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: رسمياً.. المحافظون الجدد ونوابهم يؤدون اليمين الدستورية أمام الرئيس. Almasry Alyoum. ar. 30 August 2018. 2018-08-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20180831211714/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-egypt-governors/egypt-names-six-provincial-governors-mostly-ex-generals-idUSKCN11D285. 2018-08-31. live.
  2. Web site: https://www.capmas.gov.eg/Admin/Pages%20Files/202331512347%D8%B9%D8%AF%D8%AF%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86%20%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89%20%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%89%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%B2%20%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85%20%D9%81%D9%89%201%D9%80%201%D9%80%202023.pdf . 3 April 2023.
  3. Web site: Sub-national HDI - Subnational HDI - Table - Global Data Lab . 2023-02-20 . globaldatalab.org.
  4. Web site: Assiut Governorate . google.com/maps . Google Maps.
  5. Book: Hopkins. Daniel J.. Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary. 1997. Merriam Webster. 978-0877795469. 3rd. registration.
  6. Book: Macmillan & Co. Guide to Egypt and the Sudan: Including a Description of the Route Through Uganda to Mombasa. 1905. Macmillan. 105–.
  7. News: Social Solidarity Ministry to provide citizens with disabilities financial support . 11 December 2018 . Egypt Independent . 25 July 2017.
  8. Web site: Population Estimates By Sex & Governorate 1/1/2015. CAPMAS. 23 October 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20151019093240/http://www.msrintranet.capmas.gov.eg/pdf/EgyptinFigures2015/EgyptinFigures/Tables/PDF/1-%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86/pop.pdf. 19 October 2015.
  9. News: Thabet. Mamdouh. Hendawi. Hamza. Christian Egyptians confront Muslim stronghold. 1 November 2016. The Times of Israel. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161104021309/http://www.timesofisrael.com/christian-egyptians-confront-muslim-stronghold/. 4 November 2016.
  10. News: Farouk. Menna A.. Egypt Pulse - Threats drive out beauty pageant in Upper Egypt. 1 November 2016. Al Monitor. October 11, 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161103220021/http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/10/egypt-beauty-pageant-upper-threat.html. 3 November 2016.
  11. Web site: Industrial Zones of Governorate . Ministry of Investment Egypt . 23 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181123201111/http://www.gafi.gov.eg/English/StartaBusiness/InvestmentZones/Pages/Industrial-Zones.aspx . 2018-11-23 . live.
  12. News: Switzerland funds programme to improve solid waste management in 4 Egyptian governorates . Daily News Egypt . 5 October 2016.
  13. Mostafa. Ashraf Aboul-Fetooh. Caves of the Nile Valley (Governorate of Assiut, Middle Egypt): a long-term interaction between human societies and their environment. Géomorphologie: Relief, Processus, Environnement . 2012 . 18 . Open Edition. 37. 10.4000/geomorphologie.9719 . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161103221157/https://geomorphologie.revues.org/9719. 2016-11-03.
  14. Book: Maspero. Gaston. History of Egypt, Chald_a, Syria, Babylonia and Assyria (Complete). Library of Alexandria. 9781465523808. 1 November 2016.
  15. Book: Albera. Dionigi. Couroucli. Maria. Sharing Sacred Spaces in the Mediterranean: Christians, Muslims, and Jews at Shrines and Sanctuaries. 2012. Indiana University Press. 9780253223173. 169.
  16. Web site: The Convent of Virgin Mary - Assiut. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/GT4fkA29KX0. 2021-12-12 . live. YouTube. 1 November 2016.
  17. Book: Meinardus. Otto. The Holy Family in Egypt. June 1, 1962. Coptic Net. 1 November 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161028225513/http://www.coptic.net/articles/HolyFamilyInEgypt.txt. 28 October 2016.
  18. News: Fouly. Mahmoud. Xue. Wang. Virgin Mary's convent, monastery in Assiut eye witnesses of Holy Family's flee to Upper Egypt. 1 November 2016. Xinhua. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161022161550/http://www.coastweek.com/3943-culture-09.htm. 22 October 2016.
  19. Book: Meinardus. Otto F. A.. Christians In Egypt: Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant Communities - Past and Present. September 1, 2006. American University in Cairo Press. 9781617972621. 1 November 2016.
  20. Hanna Fahmy Wissa, Assiout: the saga of an Egyptian family, 2000.
  21. Book: Stephens. Robert Henry. Nasser: A Political Biography. 1972. New York: Simon & Schuster. 978-0-671-21224-7.
  22. Web site: Ḥāfiẓ Ibrāhīm EGYPTIAN POET. Britannica. 1 November 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161104020505/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hafiz-Ibrahim. 4 November 2016.
  23. 28 September 2017. مصر تسبق السعودية فى رخصة قيادة السيدات بقرن. Al-Shorouk. 3161. 12.
  24. News: Pope of Egypt's Coptic Christian Church dies. 1 November 2016. USA Today. March 17, 2012. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161113164216/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/religion/story/2012-03-17/coptic-pope-dead/53589320/1?csp=34news. 13 November 2016.

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