Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Timezone: | EST |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Dairut al-Sharif | |
Native Name: | ديروط الشريف ⲧⲉⲣⲱⲧ ⲥⲁⲣⲁⲡⲁⲙⲱⲛ |
Subdivision Name1: | Asyut |
Pushpin Map: | Egypt |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name: | Egypt |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Coordinates: | 27.95°N 78°W |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Egypt |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Dayrut al-Sharif ("Dayrut the Noble", Terōt Sarapamōn in Coptic pronounced as /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]
The older name of the town is Dayrut Sarabam 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]
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh).[4]