Middle Egypt
Middle Egypt is an extensive region of Egypt, extending through the Nile River valley, roughly between the cities of Beni Suef and Qus.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Assiut and Abydos.
Assiut
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Assiut is in Egypt. Like a piece of Heaven between Al-Minia to the north and Souhag to the south, Assiut twinkles in the heart of Egypt thanks to its middle location among the Egyptian governorates.
Abydos
Abydos is an important Ancient Egyptian archaeological site in Middle Egypt, a collection of temples, sites and ancient cemeteries close to the town of al-Balyana, 90 km north of Luxor.
Amarna
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Amarna is a significant archaeological location in Middle Egypt, in the modern Egyptian province of el-Minya. Amarna sits between the east bank of the river Nile and the high plateau of the Eastern Desert, some 58 km south of Minya, 402 km north of Luxor and 312 km south of the Egyptian capital Cairo.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Beni Suef and Sohag.
Beni Suef
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Beni Suef is a city in Middle Egypt, some 115 km south of Cairo. Known for its linen manufacturing in the Middle Ages, it remains a centre for cotton-spinning and carpet production. For visitors, the town's appeal lies in the many impressive mansions.
Sohag
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Sohag, also spelled as Suhag or Suhaj, is a city on the west bank of the Nile in Egypt. It has been the capital of Sohag Governorate since 1960, before which the capital was Girga and the name of the governorate was Girga Governorate.
Minya
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Minya is a city in Middle Egypt. Usually overlooked by tourists, this city has a long history and some interesting heritage to explore. It is home to over 250,000 people and lies about 245 km south of Cairo.
Dendera
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Dendera is an archaeological locality in Egypt just outside the town of Qena in the region of Middle Egypt.
El-Ashmunein
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Hermopolis was a major city in antiquity, located near the boundary between Lower and Upper Egypt. Its Egyptian name Khemenu derives from the eight deities said to reside in the city.
Beni Hasan
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Beni Hasan is a small village and an important archaeological locality in Middle Egypt, some 20 km south of the city of Minya.
Mallawi
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Mallawi is a city in Egypt, located in the governorate of Minya.
Middle Egypt
- Type: region
- Description: section of land between Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt
- Location: Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude of center
28.07° or 28° 4′ 12″ northLongitude of center
31.05° or 31° 3′ eastWikidata ID
Q1422037
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Middle Egypt” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مصر الوسطى”
- Bosnian: “Srednji Egipat”
- Breton: “Kreiz Egipt”
- Chinese: “中埃及”
- Dutch: “Midden-Egypte”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مصر الوسطى”
- Esperanto: “Meza Egiptio”
- Finnish: “Keski-Egypti”
- French: “Moyenne-Egypte”
- French: “Moyenne-Égypte”
- German: “Mittelägypten”
- Hebrew: “מצרים התיכונה”
- Indonesian: “Mesir Tengah”
- Italian: “Medio Egitto”
- Japanese: “エジプト中部”
- Japanese: “中エジプト”
- Japanese: “中部エジプト”
- Malagasy: “Ejipta Antenatenany”
- Malay: “Mesir Tengah”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Midtre Egypt”
- Norwegian: “Midtre Egypt”
- Persian: “مصر میانی”
- Portuguese: “Médio Egito”
- Russian: “Средний Египет”
- Slovenian: “Srednji Egipt”
- Spanish: “Egipto Medio”
- Swedish: “Mellersta Egypten”
- Tamil: “நடு எகிப்து”
- Urdu: “وسطی مصر”
- Venetian: “Mèdio Ezito”
- Vietnamese: “Trung Ai Cập”
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