Abu Tesht or Abu Tisht (Arabic: أبو تشت; Coptic: Ⲡϫⲟϫ) is a city and markaz in Qena Governorate, Egypt. It is situated on the west bank of the Nile. [1]
26°07′06″N 32°05′43″E / 26.11833°N 32.09528°E
Abu Tesht
Ⲡϫⲟϫ أبو تشت | |
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City and markaz | |
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  Abu Tesht | |
| Coordinates: 26°07′06″N 32°05′43″E / 26.11833°N 32.09528°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate |  Qena |
| Area | |
• Total | 256 km2 (99 sq mi) |
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| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 514,535 |
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 18,194 |
| • Rural | 496,341 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 |
The markaz consists of 1 city which is Abu Tesht and 36 villages, biggest of them are Ezbat Al Bosah and Al Qarah. [3]
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| pr ḏꜣḏꜣ[4] in hieroglyphs | |||||||
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| Era: New Kingdom (1550–1069 BC) | |||||||
History
editIt is considered one of the oldest inhabited areas in Egypt as it includes the Naqada area which contain remains of prehistoric civilizations as Naqada culture. It is identified with the Ancient Egyptian city of Per-Djodj, although Daressy identifies the nearby town of Abu Shûsha as the actual Per-Djodj.[5]
2010 civil unrest
editIn November of 2010, security forces were dispatched to quell disturbances in the city after reports of a Muslim mob attacking damaging and looting homes and businesses owned by Coptic Christians.[6][7]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Abu Tesht · Qena Governorate, Egypt". Abu Tesht · Qena Governorate, Egypt. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ a b "Abu Tesht (Markaz, Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "أبو تشت". المعرفة (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ Gauthier, Henri (1925). Dictionnaire des Noms Géographiques Contenus dans les Textes Hiéroglyphiques Vol. 2. p. 140.
- ^ Gardiner, Alan H. (1933). "The Dakhleh Stela". The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology. 19. Sage Publications, Ltd.: 24. doi:10.1177/030751333301900104. S2CID 192297782.
- ^ pakistanchristianpost:report (November 17th 2010 of November 15th 2010 Archived 2012-03-20 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 21/09/2011)
- ^ pakistanchristianpost homepage retrieved 21/09/2011