Mahallat Menouf
محلة منوف ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ϧⲏⲧ | |
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Coordinates: 30°52′59.81″N 30°57′58.51″E / 30.8832806°N 30.9662528°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Gharbia |
Markaz | Tanta |
Population | |
• Total | 15,043 |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EST) |
Mahallat Menouf ( Arabic: محلة منوف) is a village in the Gharbia Governorate of Egypt.
The village was formerly known as Minuf as-Sufla ( Arabic: منوف السفلى, lit. 'the lower Menouf'). [1] It's derived from its Coptic name Panouf Khit ( Coptic: ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ϧⲏⲧ, lit. 'northern Panouf') and was used to indicate its location downriver in relation to the flow of the Nile River, a common way of identifying regions in Egypt. This name served to distinguish it from another city called Minuf al-Ulyah or "the upper Minuf". [2]
The Coptic name "Panouf" have originated from the Ancient Egyptian name "pꜣ-jw-nfr", meaning "the good island". The Greek name for the city, Onouphis Kato ( Ancient Greek: Ὀνουφις Κάτω, lit. 'lower Onouphis'), is also derived from the Egyptian name. [3]
Mahallat Menouf
محلة منوف ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ϧⲏⲧ | |
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Coordinates: 30°52′59.81″N 30°57′58.51″E / 30.8832806°N 30.9662528°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Gharbia |
Markaz | Tanta |
Population | |
• Total | 15,043 |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EST) |
Mahallat Menouf ( Arabic: محلة منوف) is a village in the Gharbia Governorate of Egypt.
The village was formerly known as Minuf as-Sufla ( Arabic: منوف السفلى, lit. 'the lower Menouf'). [1] It's derived from its Coptic name Panouf Khit ( Coptic: ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ϧⲏⲧ, lit. 'northern Panouf') and was used to indicate its location downriver in relation to the flow of the Nile River, a common way of identifying regions in Egypt. This name served to distinguish it from another city called Minuf al-Ulyah or "the upper Minuf". [2]
The Coptic name "Panouf" have originated from the Ancient Egyptian name "pꜣ-jw-nfr", meaning "the good island". The Greek name for the city, Onouphis Kato ( Ancient Greek: Ὀνουφις Κάτω, lit. 'lower Onouphis'), is also derived from the Egyptian name. [3]