Dayrut al-Sharif explained

27.5667°N 30.8167°W

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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
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Egypt
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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]

History

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]

Climate

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


Notes and References

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