Abnub
Place in Asyut Governorate, Egypt
Abnub ابناب | |
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| 27°16′N 31°09′E / 27.267°N 31.150°E / 27.267; 31.150 | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Asyut Governorate |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 64,526 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
Abnub (Arabic: أبنوب, from Coptic: *ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲃ[1]) is a city in Egypt. It is located on the east bank of the Nile, in the Asyut Governorate, several kilometres northwest of Asyut. As of the 2006 census, the population was 67,526. The city's name ultimately comes from Ancient Egyptian: pr-nbw, lit. 'treasury'.[2]
Notable people
Abnub is the birthplace of Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria, the Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church from 1971 to 2012.[3]
References
- ^ Clackson, S.J. Coptic documents relating to the monasteries of Apa Apollo at Bawit and Titkooh in the Hermopolite nome. University of London. p. 58.
- ^ Peust, Carsten. "Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten" (PDF). p. 10.
- ^ Samir, Samir Khalil (March 20, 2012). "Coptic Christians after Shenouda". Asia News. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
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