{"id":43,"date":"2024-02-28T14:52:18","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T14:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/egypt\/?p=43"},"modified":"2026-08-01T03:59:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T03:59:32","slug":"minya-governorate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/egypt\/minya-governorate\/","title":{"rendered":"Minya Governorate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Minya Governorate (Arabic: \u0645\u062d\u0627\u0641\u0638\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0646\u064a\u0627) sits in Middle Egypt, straddling the Nile about 245 kilometres south of Cairo. Its capital, Minya, stands on the west bank and is often called the Bride of Upper Egypt. The governorate holds 6,337,595 people (mid-2023 CAPMAS estimate) across 32,279 km\u00b2, making it the most populous governorate in Middle Egypt.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Capital<\/th>\n<td>Minya<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Population<\/th>\n<td>6,337,595 (mid-2023 CAPMAS estimate)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">2017 census<\/th>\n<td>5,497,095<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Area<\/th>\n<td>32,279 km\u00b2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Density<\/th>\n<td>196 people per km\u00b2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Divisions<\/th>\n<td>9 marakiz (Samalut split into East and West), 4 urban kisms, 1 new city<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Region<\/th>\n<td>Middle Egypt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Phone code<\/th>\n<td>086<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Towns and Villages in Minya Governorate<\/h2>\n<p>This directory lists 481 mapped settlements in Minya, grouped under the markaz they sit nearest to. A few villages on a markaz border may belong to the neighbouring markaz. Populations are mid-2023 CAPMAS estimates.<\/p>\n<h3>Maghagha<\/h3>\n<p>Maghagha is the northernmost markaz, with 683,559 people. Maghagha town has about 118,000 residents, a sugar refinery and a railway station. 29 settlements are mapped.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ab\u0101 al Waqf<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Abb\u0101d Sh\u0101r\u016bnah<\/li>\n<li>Al \u2018Abb\u0101s\u012byah al Jad\u012bdah<\/li>\n<li>Al F\u0101nit<\/li>\n<li>Al Kawm al Akh\u1e11ar<\/li>\n<li>Ash Shaykh Ziy\u0101d<\/li>\n<li>Bilh\u0101sah<\/li>\n<li>Dahr\u016b\u0163<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Ezbet Muhammad G\u00e2d<\/li>\n<li>Ishn\u012bn an Na\u015f\u0101r\u00e1<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat \u2018Abd al Mun\u2018im<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat al Am\u012brah N\u0101zli<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat \u2018Al\u012b al Liw\u0101&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat a\u015f \u015ea\u2018\u0101ydah<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat I\u0163n\u012byah<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat Jirjis<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat Qar\u0101rah<\/li>\n<li>Jaz\u012brat Sh\u0101r\u016bnah<\/li>\n<li>Kafr al Mad\u0101wir<\/li>\n<li>Kafr ash Shaykh Anas<\/li>\n<li>Magh\u0101ghah<\/li>\n<li>Mal\u0101\u0163yah<\/li>\n<li>Mayy\u0101nah al Waqf<\/li>\n<li>Nazlat Awl\u0101d ash Shaykh<\/li>\n<li>Nazlat Bilh\u0101sah<\/li>\n<li>Nazlat Dahr\u016b\u0163<\/li>\n<li>Sh\u0101r\u016bnah<\/li>\n<li>\u0162anbid\u012b<\/li>\n<li>Z\u0101wiyat al Jid\u0101m\u012b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>El Idwa<\/h3>\n<p>El Idwa markaz counts 320,746 people on the west bank below Maghagha. Its town is small, near 26,000 residents, and the markaz is farming country throughout. 70 settlements are mapped.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ab\u016b Bisht<\/li>\n<li>Al B\u0101jh\u016br<\/li>\n<li>Al Basqal\u016bn<\/li>\n<li>Al Bil\u0101\u2018izitayn<\/li>\n<li>Al \u2018Idwah<\/li>\n<li>Al \u2018Izbah al Kh\u0101misah<\/li>\n<li>Al Jarn\u016bs<\/li>\n<li>Al Qaryah Khamsah<\/li>\n<li>Al Q\u0101y\u0101t<\/li>\n<li>Ash Shaykh Mas\u2018\u016bd<\/li>\n<li>\u2018A\u0163fat \u1e28aydar<\/li>\n<li>Az Zawarah<\/li>\n<li>B\u0101n al \u2018Alam<\/li>\n<li>Ban\u012b \u2018\u0100mir<\/li>\n<li>Ban\u012b Kh\u0101lid al Ba\u1e29r\u012byah<\/li>\n<li>Ban\u012b Khilf<\/li>\n<li>Ban\u012b W\u0101llams<\/li>\n<li>Ban\u012b Wirk\u0101n<\/li>\n<li>Barmash\u0101<\/li>\n<li>Bur\u0163ub\u0101\u0163 al Jabal<\/li>\n<li>Dahmar\u016b<\/li>\n<li>Dayr al Jarn\u016bs<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbah Sittah<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat Ab\u016b Gharr\u0101qah<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat Ab\u016b \u2018Uqaylah<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat al \u2018Aql\u012byah<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat al Fall\u0101\u1e29<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat al K\u0101shif<\/li>\n<li>&#8216;Izbat al Mal\u0101&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat al Mas\u012bd<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat al Mulk<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat as Sab\u2018ah al Ba\u1e29r\u012byah<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat as Sab\u2018ah al Qibl\u012byah<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat as Sil\u1e29ad\u0101r<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat at Tawf\u012bq Raqam Sab\u2018ah<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat \u2018Azz\u0101m<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat Is\u1e29\u0101q<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat Kil\u0101n\u012b Ma\u1e29m\u016bd<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat M\u016b&#8217;nis<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat Q\u0101sim<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat Qa\u015fr ar Raq\u012bb<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat \u015e\u0101diq<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat Sayf \u2018Abd al Jaww\u0101d<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat Sulaym\u0101n<\/li>\n<li>Kafr \u2018Abd al Kh\u0101liq<\/li>\n<li>Kafr al Maghrib\u012b<\/li>\n<li>Kafr a\u015f \u015e\u0101li\u1e29\u012bn<\/li>\n<li>Kafr Mahd\u012b<\/li>\n<li>Kawm al \u1e28\u0101\u015fil<\/li>\n<li>Minsh\u0101t \u1e28alfah<\/li>\n<li>Minsh\u0101t Niy\u0101z\u012b<\/li>\n<li>Nazlat A\u1e29mad Y\u016bnus<\/li>\n<li>Nazlat al Azhar\u012b<\/li>\n<li>Nazlat &#8216;A\u015fr<\/li>\n<li>Nazlat Ban\u012b Khilf<\/li>\n<li>Nazlat M\u016bs\u00e1<\/li>\n<li>Nazlat Rama\u1e11\u0101n<\/li>\n<li>Nazlat Sh\u012b\u1e29ah<\/li>\n<li>Nuq\u0163at Muqaydim al Fa&#8217;r<\/li>\n<li>Qaryah Sittah<\/li>\n<li>Qaryat at Ta\u1e29r\u012br<\/li>\n<li>Qa\u015fr Laml\u016bm<\/li>\n<li>\u015eaf\u0101n\u012byah<\/li>\n<li>Sakan\u0101t \u2018Arab \u2018Al\u012b \u2018Abd al Kar\u012bm Ru\u1e29ayyim<\/li>\n<li>Sakan\u0101t \u2018Arab \u2018Al\u012b \u2018Abd as Sayyid<\/li>\n<li>Sal\u0101q\u016bs<\/li>\n<li>Shamm al Ba\u015fal al Ba\u1e29r\u012byah<\/li>\n<li>Shamm al Ba\u015fal al Qibl\u012byah<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Urb\u0101n ash Shaykh Mas\u2018\u016bd<\/li>\n<li>Z\u0101wiyat Barmash\u0101<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Beni Mazar<\/h3>\n<p>Beni Mazar holds 731,649 people, one of the larger marakiz. Beni Mazar town has about 116,000 residents and a long-running Monday market. 71 settlements are mapped.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ab\u0163\u016bjah<\/li>\n<li>Ab\u016b al \u2018Abb\u0101s<\/li>\n<li>Ab\u016b Jirj<\/li>\n<li>Al Bahnas\u0101<\/li>\n<li>Al F\u0101r\u016bq\u012byah<\/li>\n<li>Al Jar\u0101b\u012b\u2018<\/li>\n<li>Al Jund\u012byah<\/li>\n<li>Al Mansh\u012byah al Jad\u012bdah<\/li>\n<li>Al Mawaddah<\/li>\n<li>Al Qays<\/li>\n<li>Ashr\u016bbah<\/li>\n<li>Ash Shaykh Fa\u1e11l<\/li>\n<li>As Sa\u2018d\u012byah<\/li>\n<li>Ban\u012b \u2018Al\u012b<\/li>\n<li>Ban\u012b Maz\u0101r<\/li>\n<li>Ban\u012b S\u0101mi\u0163<\/li>\n<li>Bard\u016bnat al Ashr\u0101f<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Ezbet N\u00e2shid<\/li>\n<li>\u1e28am\u0101\u1e11ah<\/li>\n<li>Ibsh\u0101q al Ghaz\u0101l<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat Ab\u016b al Hud\u00e1<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat Ab\u016b Jal\u0101l<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat Ab\u016b Rajab<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat al B\u0101b\u0101 al Gharb\u012byah<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat al B\u0101b\u0101 ash Sharq\u012byah<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat al Jad\u0101diqah<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat al Kawthar<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat al Ma\u2018\u0163an<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat al Mu&#8217;ayyad<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat ash Shar\u012bf<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat a\u015f \u015ea\u2018\u012bd\u012b<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat as Sayyid \u2018Abd al \u1e28\u0101fiz<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat as Silsilah<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat \u2018Azm\u012b<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat B\u016blis<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat Fawz\u012b N\u0101shid<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat Fay\u015fal<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat \u1e28add\u0101d<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat \u1e28ass\u0101n \u2018Abd ar R\u0101ziq<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat \u1e28usayn \u2018Abd ar R\u0101ziq<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat K\u0101mil Ibr\u0101h\u012bm<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat Kha\u0163\u0163\u0101b<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat Ra\u1e11w\u0101n<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat Sab\u2018<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat Sayyid A\u1e29mad<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat \u0162ulbah<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat Waqf Sal\u012bm<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat Yann\u012b al Gharb\u012byah<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat Yann\u012b ash Sharq\u012byah<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat Zak\u012b \u2018Abd ar R\u0101ziq<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat Zak\u012b Murqu\u015f<\/li>\n<li>Kafr Ab\u016b al \u2018Am\u016bdayn<\/li>\n<li>Kafr ash Shaykh Ibr\u0101h\u012bm<\/li>\n<li>Kafr el Gharb\u00e2wi<\/li>\n<li>Mahm\u00fbd Gal\u00e2l<\/li>\n<li>Mawqif al Qays<\/li>\n<li>Minsh\u0101&#8217;at al Y\u016bsuf\u012b<\/li>\n<li>Minsh\u0101t Bak\u012br<\/li>\n<li>Naj\u2018 \u2018Arab al Firj\u0101n<\/li>\n<li>Nazlat ad Dal\u012bl<\/li>\n<li>Nazlat \u2018Amr<\/li>\n<li>Nazlat Jalf<\/li>\n<li>Nuj\u016b\u2018 \u2018Arab Gh\u0101lib Ab\u016b \u1e28asab All\u0101h<\/li>\n<li>Quf\u0101dah<\/li>\n<li>\u015eaf\u0163 Ab\u016b Jirj<\/li>\n<li>\u015eandaf\u0101 al F\u0101r<\/li>\n<li>S\u0101q\u016blah<\/li>\n<li>Shulq\u0101m<\/li>\n<li>\u0162anb\u016b<\/li>\n<li>Umm as S\u0101s<\/li>\n<li>U\u2018\u0163\u016b al Waqf<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Matai<\/h3>\n<p>Matai markaz counts 367,597 people. Matai town, with about 82,000 residents, sits on the west bank between Beni Mazar and Samalut. 40 settlements are mapped.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ab\u016b \u2018Az\u012bz<\/li>\n<li>Abw\u0101n az Zab\u0101d\u012b<\/li>\n<li>Al Atl\u0101t<\/li>\n<li>Al Himmah Numrah W\u0101\u1e29id<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Arab Najm \u1e28amad<\/li>\n<li>Ar Raw\u1e11ah<\/li>\n<li>As Sinn\u0101r\u012byah<\/li>\n<li>At Tawf\u012bq\u012byah<\/li>\n<li>Awl\u0101d ash Shaykh \u2018Al\u012b<\/li>\n<li>Ban\u012b \u2018Amm\u0101r<\/li>\n<li>Bardan\u016bh\u0101<\/li>\n<li>Billah al Mustajiddah<\/li>\n<li>Dayr as Sanq\u016br\u012byah<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Ezbet \u1e24ab\u00eeb Lu\u1e6dfalla<\/li>\n<li>Haww\u0101rah<\/li>\n<li>\u1e28ulwah<\/li>\n<li>Ibj\u0101j al \u1e28a\u0163ab<\/li>\n<li>Idq\u0101q al Misk<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat \u2018Abdah Ab\u016b al J\u016bd<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat as Suw\u0101y\u0163ah<\/li>\n<li>Kafr al Kaw\u0101d\u012b<\/li>\n<li>Kawm Ma\u0163\u0101y<\/li>\n<li>Kawm W\u0101l\u012b<\/li>\n<li>Kuf\u016br a\u015f \u015e\u016bl\u012byah<\/li>\n<li>Marz\u016bq<\/li>\n<li>Ma\u2018\u015farat \u1e28ajj\u0101j<\/li>\n<li>Ma\u0163\u0101y<\/li>\n<li>Minb\u0101l<\/li>\n<li>Minsh\u0101t Fu&#8217;\u0101d<\/li>\n<li>Naj\u2018 \u2018Arab al Jaw\u0101r\u012b al \u1e28umur<\/li>\n<li>Nazlat Ab\u016b \u1e28usaybah<\/li>\n<li>Nazlat Ab\u016b Shi\u1e29\u0101tah<\/li>\n<li>Nazlat \u1e28ann\u0101 Mas\u2018\u016bd<\/li>\n<li>Nazlat \u2018In\u0101n\u012b<\/li>\n<li>Nazlat Nu\u015fayr<\/li>\n<li>Nazlat Saylah<\/li>\n<li>Nazlat Th\u0101bit<\/li>\n<li>Nazlet Aul\u00e2d Dura<\/li>\n<li>Saylah al Gharb\u012byah<\/li>\n<li>Saylah ash Sharq\u012byah<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Samalut<\/h3>\n<p>Samalut was divided into two marakiz, Samalut West with 552,908 people and Samalut East with 363,039. Samalut town, about 142,000 residents, serves both. The limestone quarries east of the river feed cement plants across Middle Egypt. The rock-cut Church of the Virgin at Gabal el-Teir draws pilgrims each August. 60 settlements are mapped.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ab\u016b S\u012bdhum<\/li>\n<li>Al \u2018Aw\u0101yisah<\/li>\n<li>Al \u2018Az\u012bmah<\/li>\n<li>Al \u2018Az\u012bmah Numrah Khamsah<\/li>\n<li>Al Bayah\u016b<\/li>\n<li>Al \u1e28at\u0101\u1e29itah<\/li>\n<li>Al I\u2018tiz\u0101z<\/li>\n<li>Al Qa\u0163\u016bshah<\/li>\n<li>Al Waf\u0101&#8217; Numrah &#8216;Ithnayn<\/li>\n<li>Ash Shar\u0101yinah<\/li>\n<li>Ash Shaykh \u2018Abd All\u0101h<\/li>\n<li>As Sar\u012br\u012byah<\/li>\n<li>A\u0163 \u0162ayyibah<\/li>\n<li>Ban\u012b al \u1e28akam<\/li>\n<li>Ban\u012b Ghan\u012b<\/li>\n<li>Ban\u012b Samraj<\/li>\n<li>B\u016bjah<\/li>\n<li>Dafash<\/li>\n<li>D\u0101q\u016bf<\/li>\n<li>Dayr Sam\u0101l\u016b\u0163<\/li>\n<li>Dilqam<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Ezbet el-Hig\u00e2ra<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Ezbet Gadalla \u1e24anna<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Ezbet Mu\u1e63\u1e6dafa \u1e24arr\u00e2n<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Ezbet \u2018Omar Sul\u1e6d\u00e2n<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Ezbet Qal\u00een\u00ee Man\u1e63\u00fbr<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Ezbet Shireif<\/li>\n<li>Is\u0163\u0101l Al Qibl\u012b<\/li>\n<li>I\u0163s\u0101<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat al Kharb\u0101nah<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat al Maq\u0101r\u012bn<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat al Mash\u0101riqah<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat al Qam\u0101d\u012br<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat al Yam\u0101mah<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat \u1e28usayn \u1e28usn\u012b<\/li>\n<li>Jabal a\u0163 \u0162ayr al Qibl\u012b<\/li>\n<li>Jaw\u0101dah<\/li>\n<li>Kawm al L\u016bf\u012b<\/li>\n<li>Kawm ar R\u0101hib<\/li>\n<li>Manqa\u0163\u012bn<\/li>\n<li>Mansh\u012byat ash Shiray\u2018\u012b<\/li>\n<li>Ma\u2018\u015farat Sam\u0101l\u016b\u0163<\/li>\n<li>Nag&#8217; \u2018Ali&#8217; Abd el-H\u00e2di<\/li>\n<li>Nag\u2018 Gh\u00eed\u00e2n<\/li>\n<li>Nag\u2018 \u1e24usein Min\u00e2zi<\/li>\n<li>Nag\u2018 Suliman el-Manfi<\/li>\n<li>Naj\u2018 \u2018Abd al Q\u0101w\u012b \u015e\u0101li\u1e29<\/li>\n<li>Naj\u2018 Ab\u016b Sayf Al A\u015fhab<\/li>\n<li>Nazlat \u2018Abd a\u015f \u015e\u0101l\u1e29\u012bn \u2018All\u0101j<\/li>\n<li>Nazlat al \u2018Am\u016bdayn<\/li>\n<li>Nazlat an Na\u015f\u0101r\u00e1<\/li>\n<li>Nazlat a\u015f \u015eurm\u0101n\u012b<\/li>\n<li>Nazlat H\u0101r\u016bn<\/li>\n<li>Nazlat Is\u0163\u0101l<\/li>\n<li>Nazlat Sh\u0101d\u012b<\/li>\n<li>Qul\u016b\u015fan\u0101<\/li>\n<li>Sam\u0101l\u016b\u0163<\/li>\n<li>S\u0101qiyat D\u0101q\u016bf<\/li>\n<li>Sh\u016bshah<\/li>\n<li>\u0162arf\u0101&#8217;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Minya<\/h3>\n<p>Minya markaz surrounds the capital and holds 769,485 people. Minya city is split into three urban kisms with 298,021 residents between them, and New Minya adds 18,357. Minya University, opened in 1976, is the largest employer in the city. 77 settlements are mapped.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Al Amal Numrah Tham\u0101niyah<\/li>\n<li>Al Birj\u0101yah<\/li>\n<li>Al \u1e28aw\u0101rtah<\/li>\n<li>Al \u1e28aw\u0101\u015fil\u012byah<\/li>\n<li>Al Ikh\u015f\u0101\u015f<\/li>\n<li>Al Kam\u0101l Numrah Sab\u2018ah<\/li>\n<li>Al Mansh\u012byah al Qibl\u012byah<\/li>\n<li>Al Ma\u0163\u0101hrah al Ba\u1e29ar\u012byah<\/li>\n<li>Al-Miny\u0101 al-Jad\u012bdah<\/li>\n<li>Al Qar\u0101yshah<\/li>\n<li>Ban\u012b A\u1e29mad<\/li>\n<li>Ban\u012b \u1e28asan al Ashr\u0101f<\/li>\n<li>Ban\u012b Khiy\u0101r<\/li>\n<li>Bihd\u0101l<\/li>\n<li>Dam\u0101r\u012bs<\/li>\n<li>Damsh\u012br<\/li>\n<li>Dayr \u2018A\u0163\u012byah<\/li>\n<li>Dimsh\u0101w H\u0101shim<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Ezbet \u2018Ali Ab\u00fb \u1e24imeid<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Ezbet \u2018Al\u00ee Sha&#8217;r\u00e2w\u00ee<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Ezbet \u2018Asim<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Ezbet el-\u1e24ak\u00eem<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Ezbet Fahm\u00ee \u1e6culba<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Ezbet \u1e24anna<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Ezbet Mang\u00fbb el-Anqat<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Ezbet Muhammad Hasan<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Ezbet Sult\u00e2n<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Ezbet Y\u00fbsef \u2018Abd el- Nabi<\/li>\n<li>Hahy\u0101<\/li>\n<li>\u1e28asan B\u0101sh\u0101<\/li>\n<li>Idm\u016b<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat Ab\u016b F\u012bl\u012bb\u016b<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat al Kawm al A\u1e29mar<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat Bushr\u00e1 \u1e28ann\u0101<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat \u1e28\u0101mid \u2018Azzaq\u0101h<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat \u1e28\u0101mid Ma\u1e29m\u016bd<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat \u1e28arab\u012b<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat \u2018Ibayd \u015e\u0101r\u016bf\u012bm<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat Rasl\u0101n<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat \u015e\u0101li\u1e29 B\u0101sil<\/li>\n<li>Kafr al Man\u015f\u016brah al Qibl\u012b<\/li>\n<li>Mahd\u012byah<\/li>\n<li>M\u0101q\u016bsah<\/li>\n<li>Minya<\/li>\n<li>Nag&#8217; Ab\u00fb Shin\u00e2f<\/li>\n<li>Nag&#8217; el-Half\u00e2ya<\/li>\n<li>Nag&#8217; \u1e24amad &#8216;Iraq<\/li>\n<li>Nag&#8217; Saiyid Muft\u00e2\u1e25<\/li>\n<li>Naj\u2018 \u2018Arab\u012b<\/li>\n<li>Naz\u0101l\u012b \u0162\u0101\u1e29\u0101<\/li>\n<li>Nazlat ad D\u0101w\u016bd\u012byah<\/li>\n<li>Nazlat al \u2018As\u0101kir<\/li>\n<li>Nazlat al \u2018Aww\u0101m<\/li>\n<li>Nazlat al Fall\u0101\u1e29\u012bn<\/li>\n<li>Nazlat al \u1e28\u0101jir<\/li>\n<li>Nazlat \u2018Al\u012b<\/li>\n<li>Nazlat ash Shuraf\u0101<\/li>\n<li>Nazlat Ban\u012b A\u1e29mad ash Sharq\u012byah<\/li>\n<li>Nazlat Faraj All\u0101h Matt\u00e1<\/li>\n<li>Nazlat \u1e28usayn \u2018Al\u012b<\/li>\n<li>Nuq\u0163at Ra\u1e29\u012bl<\/li>\n<li>R\u012bdah<\/li>\n<li>\u015eaf\u0163 al Gharb\u012byah<\/li>\n<li>\u015eaf\u0163 al Khamm\u0101r<\/li>\n<li>\u015eaf\u0163 al Laban<\/li>\n<li>\u015eaf\u0163 ash Sharq\u012byah<\/li>\n<li>Saw\u0101dah<\/li>\n<li>Surayr<\/li>\n<li>\u0162\u0101\u1e29\u0101 al A\u2018midah<\/li>\n<li>\u0162ahnash\u0101<\/li>\n<li>Tallah<\/li>\n<li>\u0162awwat Ban\u012b Ibr\u0101h\u012bm<\/li>\n<li>\u0162ihn\u0101 al Jabal<\/li>\n<li>\u0162\u016bkh al Khayl<\/li>\n<li>Zahrah<\/li>\n<li>Z\u0101wiyat al Amw\u0101t<\/li>\n<li>Z\u0101wiyat Sul\u0163\u0101n B\u0101sh\u0101<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Abu Qirqas<\/h3>\n<p>Abu Qirqas markaz counts 690,958 people south of the capital. The Middle Kingdom rock tombs of Beni Hasan overlook the east bank here. 70 settlements are mapped.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ab\u016b Qurq\u0101\u015f<\/li>\n<li>Aby\u016bh\u0101<\/li>\n<li>Al Birb\u0101 al Kubr\u00e1<\/li>\n<li>Al \u1e28ass\u0101n\u012byah<\/li>\n<li>Al Karm al Gharb\u012b<\/li>\n<li>Al Karm ash Sharq\u012b<\/li>\n<li>Al Mad\u012bnah al Fikr\u012byah<\/li>\n<li>Al Ma\u0163\u0101hirah ash Sharq\u012byah<\/li>\n<li>Al Ma\u0163\u0101hrah al Qibl\u012byah<\/li>\n<li>An Na\u1e29\u1e29\u0101l<\/li>\n<li>An Nu\u2018m\u0101n\u012byah<\/li>\n<li>Ash Shaykh Timay<\/li>\n<li>As Sa\u1e29\u0101llah<\/li>\n<li>As Sinbill\u0101wayn<\/li>\n<li>As Sul\u0163\u0101n \u1e28asan<\/li>\n<li>Balan\u015f\u016brah<\/li>\n<li>Ban\u012b \u1e28asan ash Shur\u016bq<\/li>\n<li>Ban\u012b Kh\u0101lid<\/li>\n<li>Ban\u012b Mu\u1e29ammad Sha\u2018r\u0101w\u012b<\/li>\n<li>Ban\u012b M\u016bs\u00e1<\/li>\n<li>Ban\u012b R\u016b\u1e29<\/li>\n<li>Ban\u012b Sa\u2018\u012bd<\/li>\n<li>Ban\u012b \u2018Ubayd<\/li>\n<li>El-Karm<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Ezbet el-Mikassar\u00ee<\/li>\n<li>H\u016br<\/li>\n<li>Ibsh\u0101dah<\/li>\n<li>Ismant<\/li>\n<li>Itl\u012bdim<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat Ab\u016b Jan\u0101\u1e29<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat adh Dhi&#8217;\u0101bah<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat al \u1e28im\u0101yah<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat al Ja\u1e29shah<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat an Nakhl<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat ash Shaykh Mub\u0101rak<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat ash Shaykh Sulaym\u0101n<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat Is\u1e29\u0101q Bars\u016bm<\/li>\n<li>Jarr\u012bs<\/li>\n<li>Kafr al Fayalah<\/li>\n<li>Kafr al Fuqq\u0101\u2018\u012b<\/li>\n<li>Kafr Libs<\/li>\n<li>Kawm al Ma\u1e29ra\u015f al Ba\u1e29r\u012b<\/li>\n<li>Kawm az Zuhayr<\/li>\n<li>Manhar\u012b<\/li>\n<li>Mansaf\u012bs<\/li>\n<li>Mant\u016bt<\/li>\n<li>Minsh\u0101t al \u1e28aw\u0101\u015fil\u012byah<\/li>\n<li>Minsh\u0101t Di\u2018bis<\/li>\n<li>Naj\u2018 \u2018Arab al Farj\u0101n\u012b<\/li>\n<li>Naj\u2018 \u2018Arab as Sul\u0163\u0101n \u1e28asan<\/li>\n<li>Naj\u2018 Sh\u012bbah ash Sharq\u012b<\/li>\n<li>Nazlat Ab\u016b a\u015f \u015eaf\u0101&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>Nazlat as Sarw<\/li>\n<li>Nazlat Awl\u0101d Juwaydah<\/li>\n<li>Nazlat \u1e28amz\u0101w\u012b<\/li>\n<li>Nazlat \u1e28irz<\/li>\n<li>Nazlat Ismant<\/li>\n<li>Nazlat Jarr\u012bs<\/li>\n<li>Nazlat Makayn<\/li>\n<li>Nazlat Sharm\u016bkh<\/li>\n<li>Nazlat T\u0101drus<\/li>\n<li>Nuwayr<\/li>\n<li>Qa\u015fr \u1e28awr<\/li>\n<li>Ray\u1e29\u0101nah<\/li>\n<li>Saf\u0101y<\/li>\n<li>\u015eann\u012bm<\/li>\n<li>S\u0101qiyat M\u016bs\u00e1<\/li>\n<li>Shar\u0101rah<\/li>\n<li>Za\u2018far\u0101nah<\/li>\n<li>Z\u0101wiyat \u1e28\u0101tim<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Mallawi<\/h3>\n<p>Mallawi is the most populous markaz at 847,075, with a further 223,435 in Mallawi town itself. The town is the second city of the governorate. Ashmunein, the ancient Hermopolis Magna, and the necropolis of Tuna el-Gebel both lie within the markaz. 37 settlements are mapped.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ab\u016b Qaltah<\/li>\n<li>Al \u2018Ar\u012bn al Ba\u1e29r\u012b<\/li>\n<li>Al \u2018Ar\u012bn Qibl\u012b<\/li>\n<li>Al Ashm\u016bn\u012bn<\/li>\n<li>Al Bar\u0101j\u012bl<\/li>\n<li>Al Barsh\u0101<\/li>\n<li>Al Bay\u0101\u1e11\u012byah<\/li>\n<li>Al Ma\u1e29ra\u015f<\/li>\n<li>Al Ma\u2018\u015farah<\/li>\n<li>Ar Rayram\u016bn<\/li>\n<li>Ash Shaykh \u2018Ib\u0101dah<\/li>\n<li>Ash Shaykh Shubaykah<\/li>\n<li>As Saw\u0101hijah<\/li>\n<li>Dayr Ab\u016b \u1e28innis<\/li>\n<li>Dayr al Barsh\u0101<\/li>\n<li>Dayr\u016b\u0163 Umm Nakhlah<\/li>\n<li>Dirwah<\/li>\n<li>El-Saw\u00e2lhga<\/li>\n<li>Itq\u0101<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat al Id\u0101rah<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat \u015e\u0101diq B\u0101sh\u0101<\/li>\n<li>Mallaw\u012b<\/li>\n<li>Minsh\u0101t al Magh\u0101liqah<\/li>\n<li>Naj\u2018 Abd All\u0101h Ab\u016b \u2018Amm\u0101r<\/li>\n<li>Naj\u2018 \u2018Arab al Burj<\/li>\n<li>Naj\u2018 ash Shaykh Shubaykah<\/li>\n<li>Naj\u2018 Shaybah<\/li>\n<li>Naw\u00e1<\/li>\n<li>Nazlat al Barsh\u0101<\/li>\n<li>Nazlat \u1e28\u0101fiz\u0327<\/li>\n<li>Nazlat T\u016bnah<\/li>\n<li>Qaland\u016bl<\/li>\n<li>Qulubb\u0101<\/li>\n<li>Sinjirj<\/li>\n<li>Tandah<\/li>\n<li>T\u016bnah al Jabal<\/li>\n<li>Umm Qummu\u015f<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Deir Mawas<\/h3>\n<p>Deir Mawas is the southernmost markaz, with 470,766 people. Tell el-Amarna, where Akhenaten built his capital, sits on the east bank opposite the town. 27 settlements are mapped.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Al \u2018Am\u0101rinah<\/li>\n<li>Al Badram\u0101n<\/li>\n<li>Al \u1e28\u0101jj Qand\u012bl<\/li>\n<li>An N\u0101\u015fir\u012byah<\/li>\n<li>Awl\u0101d Sar\u1e29\u0101n<\/li>\n<li>Ban\u012b \u1e28ar\u0101m<\/li>\n<li>Ban\u012b \u2018Umr\u0101n wa Nazlat Samh\u0101n<\/li>\n<li>Dalj\u0101<\/li>\n<li>Dayr Maw\u0101s<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Ezbet el-Hagg Y\u00fbsef<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Ezbet el-Teil<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Ezbet Muh Arif<\/li>\n<li>Ism\u016b al \u2018Ar\u016bs<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat Ayy\u016bb Shar\u0101rah<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Izbat \u016adah B\u0101sh\u012b<\/li>\n<li>Kafr Khuz\u0101m<\/li>\n<li>Minsh\u0101t Samh\u0101n<\/li>\n<li>Naj\u2018 al \u2018\u0100q\u016blah<\/li>\n<li>Naj\u2018 \u2018Amm\u0101r<\/li>\n<li>Naj\u2018 Mub\u0101rak<\/li>\n<li>Naj\u2018 Mu\u1e29ammad \u1e28ar\u012bd\u012b<\/li>\n<li>Naj\u2018 Mu&#8217;min<\/li>\n<li>Nazlat al Badram\u0101n<\/li>\n<li>Nazlat Tandah<\/li>\n<li>Tall Ban\u012b \u2018Umr\u0101n<\/li>\n<li>T\u0101n\u016bf<\/li>\n<li>\u0162\u016bkh<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Minya city sits at 28\u00b006\u2032N 30\u00b045\u2032E. The governorate runs about 135 kilometres along the Nile, with a floodplain 15 to 20 kilometres wide. The Bahr Yusuf canal shadows the river on the west bank and waters most of the farmland. Limestone escarpments close in on the east bank, which is why so many pharaonic tombs and quarries are cut there. Beyond the escarpments the land is desert in both directions.<\/p>\n<p>Minya borders <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/egypt\/beni-suef-governorate\/\">Beni Suef<\/a> to the north, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/egypt\/asyut-governorate\/\">Asyut<\/a> to the south, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/egypt\/red-sea-governorate\/\">Red Sea<\/a> across the Eastern Desert, and <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/egypt\/new-valley-governorate\/\">New Valley<\/a> across the Western Desert. A short northern boundary meets <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/egypt\/giza-governorate\/\">Giza<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>The 2017 census recorded 5,497,095 residents. The mid-2023 estimate of 6,337,595 is 15 per cent higher. Minya is strongly rural. The four urban kisms and the new city hold about 534,000 people, under 9 per cent of the total. More than nine residents in ten live in a village or a market town inside a markaz.<\/p>\n<p>Minya has one of the largest Coptic Christian communities of any Egyptian governorate, concentrated in Mallawi, Abu Qirqas and Samalut. Density across the full area is 196 people per km\u00b2, but the cultivated strip carries well over 2,000 per km\u00b2.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy and Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Farming leads. Sugar cane, cotton, wheat, maize, onions and garlic are the main crops. The sugar refineries at Maghagha and Abu Qirqas process the cane each spring. Limestone quarrying around Samalut supplies cement plants, and Minya has its own cement works north of the city.<\/p>\n<p>Tourism is smaller than the archaeology deserves. Beni Hasan, Tell el-Amarna, Tuna el-Gebel and Ashmunein sit within an hour of each other, and a visitor centre at Amarna opened to serve them. Weekly markets in Beni Mazar, Matai and Maghagha remain the trading centre for surrounding villages.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>Around 1346 BC Akhenaten moved Egypt&#8217;s capital to Akhetaten, on open desert at what is now Tell el-Amarna. The city lasted under twenty years. Hermopolis Magna at Ashmunein was the cult centre of Thoth and stayed important into Roman times, with its animal catacombs at Tuna el-Gebel. The rock tombs at Beni Hasan, cut in the Eleventh and Twelfth Dynasties, carry the wrestling scenes copied in textbooks worldwide. Christianity took hold early here, and desert monasteries have operated continuously since the fourth century.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>Minya is about 245 kilometres south of Cairo, roughly three and a half hours by road. The Cairo\u2013Aswan railway calls at Maghagha, Beni Mazar, Samalut, Minya, Abu Qirqas, Mallawi and Deir Mawas, with several daytime trains each way. Drivers use the Western Desert Road for speed or the Agricultural Road for access to the towns. Intercity buses run from Cairo&#8217;s Torgoman terminal.<\/p>\n<h2>FAQ<\/h2>\n<h3>What is the capital of Minya Governorate?<\/h3>\n<p>Minya city, on the west bank of the Nile. Its three urban kisms held 298,021 residents in the mid-2023 estimate.<\/p>\n<h3>How many villages are in Minya?<\/h3>\n<p>This page lists 481 mapped settlements across the nine marakiz. Registered village councils are fewer, because a council usually covers several hamlets.<\/p>\n<h3>What is the population of Minya Governorate?<\/h3>\n<p>6,337,595 in the mid-2023 CAPMAS estimate, up from 5,497,095 at the 2017 census.<\/p>\n<h3>How far is Minya from Cairo?<\/h3>\n<p>About 245 kilometres south, three and a half hours by road or four by train.<\/p>\n<h3>What is Minya known for?<\/h3>\n<p>Sugar cane and cotton farming, limestone quarrying, and the archaeology of Tell el-Amarna, Beni Hasan and Tuna el-Gebel.<\/p>\n<h3>Which markaz in Minya has the most people?<\/h3>\n<p>Mallawi, with 847,075 in the markaz and a further 223,435 in Mallawi town.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minya Governorate (Arabic: \u0645\u062d\u0627\u0641\u0638\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0646\u064a\u0627) sits in Middle Egypt, straddling the Nile about 245 kilometres south of Cairo. Its capital, Minya, stands on the west bank and is often called the Bride of Upper Egypt. The governorate holds 6,337,595 people (mid-2023 CAPMAS estimate) across 32,279 km\u00b2, making it the most populous governorate in Middle Egypt. 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