Abu Qirqas, also spelled Abu Qurqas, is a town and markaz in the Minya Governorate of Egypt, situated on the west bank of the Nile opposite the historic site of Beni Hasan. Its Coptic name is probably derived from apa georgios, meaning Saint George. The town has an important sugar factory. On 7 January 2020 the Coptic Catholic Eparchy of Abu Qurqas, an Eastern Catholic diocese, was established on territory split off from the Minya eparchy, with its see at the Cathedral of Saint Anthony and Saint Paul, and Bechara Giuda Matarana, a Franciscan, as its bishop. The population of the town is given as about 94,855 inhabitants, which matches the official estimate for July 2023 in the national statistics table.
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Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. City Population: Egypt: Cities and Towns, population statistics
City PopulationCities and Towns table, Abu Qurqas row, estimate of 2023-07-01
50,031 57,892 81,011 94,855
On Continent: Africa, Page breadcrumb: Home, Africa, Egypt
Home Africa Egypt
View the Source 2. Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API): Opentopodata SRTM 90 m elevations for seven Egyptian city coordinates
Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API)SRTM 90 m result at the GeoNames coordinates of the city; band by the lane rule of 10 m or less sea-level, to 500 m lowlandQuote, SRTM 90 m result at the GeoNames coordinates of the city; band by the lane rule of 10 m or less sea-level, to 500 m lowland
"elevation": 52.0, "location": { "lat": 27.9304, "lng": 30.8383
3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Egypt
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Environment.Climate.textQuote, Environment.Climate.text
desert; hot, dry summers with moderate winters
4. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, africa zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Africa/Cairo, the one zone of Egypt (standard offset UTC+2)Quote, Zone Africa/Cairo, the one zone of Egypt (standard offset UTC+2)
Zone Africa/Cairo 2:05:09 - LMT 1900 Oct 2:00 Egypt EE%sT
Abu Qirqas (Wikipedia)
Part Of: Egypt, Lead sentence
is a town and subdivision (markaz) in Minya Governorate, Egypt
In Group: Cities of Northern Africa (World), Lead sentence
is a town and subdivision (markaz) in Minya Governorate, Egypt
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