Abnub
Place in Asyut Governorate, Egypt
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Abnub (Arabic: أبنوب, from Coptic: *ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲃ[2]) 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 2023 census, the population was 118,843.[1] The city's name ultimately comes from Ancient Egyptian: pr-nbw, lit. 'treasury'.[3]
Country
Egypt
EgyptElevation57 m (187 ft)
Demonym(s)Abnubi (Male, Arabic: أبنوبي) Abnubiyah (Female, Arabic: أبنوبية)
Abnub
ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲃ | |
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  Abnub Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 27°16′N 31°09′E | |
| Country | Egypt |
| Governorate | Asyut Governorate |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.0 km2 (6.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 57 m (187 ft) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 118,843 |
| • Density | 7,430/km2 (19,200/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Abnubi (Male, Arabic: أبنوبي) Abnubiyah (Female, Arabic: أبنوبية) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Notable people
Abnub is the birthplace of Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria, the Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church from 1971 to 2012.[4]
A church in Abnub bears the name of Phoibammon of Preht, a 4th century martyr.[5]
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