Qiman al-Arus | |
Native Name: | قمن العروس |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Pushpin Map: | Egypt |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Egypt |
Coordinates: | 29.3°N 31.1694°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Egypt |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Beni Suef |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 28,246 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | EST |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Other Name: | Koma |
Qiman al-Arus (Komá)[1] is a village in the Beni Suef Governorate of Egypt.
The city's name comes from .[2]
It is famed as the birthplace of St. Anthony, whose hagiography claimed his family was wealthy and owned sizable estates in the area in the early 3rd century AD.