Beni Mazar

Place in Minya, Egypt
Beni Mazar
بَنِي مَزَار
Nickname: 
Bani Zrar
28°30′N 30°48′E / 28.500°N 30.800°E / 28.500; 30.800
Country Egypt
GovernorateMinya
Area
 • Total122.3 sq mi (316.7 km2)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total701,816
 • Density5,700/sq mi (2,200/km2)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)

Beni Mazar (Arabic: بَنِي مَزَار) is a rural town in Egypt. It is located in the Minya Governorate, on the west bank of the Nile. The older name of the town is Shinwada (Arabic: شِنُوادة or شِنُوَدة) which comes from Sahidic Coptic: ϭⲓⲛⲟⲩⲟⲟⲧⲉ (Bohairic: ϣⲓⲛⲟⲩⲟϯ)[2] meaning "kailyard".[3].

See also

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References

  1. ^ a b "Banī Mazār (Markaz, Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  2. ^ Maher Ishak, Emile. The phonetics and phonology of the Bohairic dialect of Coptic and the survival of Coptic words in the colloquial and Classical Arabic of Egypt and of Coptic grammatical constructions in colloquial Egyptian Arabic.
  3. ^ Peust, Carsten. Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten.
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28°30′N 30°48′E / 28.500°N 30.800°E / 28.500; 30.800


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