Beni Mazar is a rural town in Egypt. It is located in the Minya Governorate, on the west bank of the Nile. The older name of the town is Shinwada which comes from Sahidic Coptic: ϭⲓⲛⲟⲩⲟⲟⲧⲉ meaning 'kailyard'. Beni Mazar is situated 7 km northwest of Al Asiyat.

Matai

Village

Matai is a city in the Minya Governorate in Upper Egypt. It lies between Samalout and Beni Mazar. It is identified with the ancient town of Matoi and its name comes from the Coptic word for "soldier". Matai is situated 9 km southwest of Al Asiyat.

Al Asiyat

Type: Village
Also known as: “Al ‘Aşīyāt”, “Al ‘Aşīyāt, Al Asiyat”, “Al `Asiyat”, and “Al-‘Asiyyat”
Category: locality
Location: Red Sea, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude

28.46667° or 28° 28′ north

Longitude

30.86528° or 30° 51′ 55″ east

Elevation

35 metres (115 feet)

Open location code

7GWGFV88+M4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 768584968

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

433018

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to German—“Al Asiyat” goes by many names.

Arabic: “العصيات”
French: “Al Asiyat”
German: “Al Asiyat”

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