El Ayyat is a town in the Giza Governorate of Egypt. Its population was estimated at 46,747 people in 2023. The town lies south of Giza, with the Nile River to its east, Faiyum Governorate to its west, the Badrashein district to its north and the Al-Wasta district of Beni Suef Governorate to its south. It was formerly known as Kafr al-Ayyat, and the name Ayyat comes from an Egyptian Arabic word meaning he who cries, based on a Coptic tradition. The ancient site of Lisht, capital of Egypt during the Middle Kingdom, lies near the town, and its markaz includes the town and 38 other villages.
Facts
Population Estimate Year Climate Zone Sources
1. City Population: Egypt: Cities and Towns, population statistics
City PopulationCity table, 2023-07-01 estimate column, year of the estimateQuote, City table, 2023-07-01 estimate column, year of the estimate
Al-'Ayyāṭ JIZ العياط 28,385 34,586 44,171 46,747 274
2. 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
3. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, africa zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Africa/CairoQuote, Zone Africa/Cairo
Zone Africa/Cairo 2:05:09 - LMT 1900 Oct
2:00 Egypt EE%sT
El Ayyat (Wikipedia)
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is a town in the Giza Governorate, Egypt
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is a town in the Giza Governorate, Egypt
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Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the northeast corner of Africa
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