Manfalut is a city in Egypt on the west bank of the Nile, in the Asyut Governorate, 350 km (230 miles) south of Cairo. Its Coptic name means the place of pelts or skins. In 2006 the city had a population of 82,585 people. Local agriculture includes cotton production. The Egyptian writer and poet Mustafa Lutfi al-Manfaluti was born in Manfalut. By 1993 the area was considered an Islamic stronghold, and on 17 November 2012 a bus and train collision near the city caused the deaths of 51 people.
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Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band 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
Manfalūṭ ASY منفلوط 65,141 82,585 107,184 125,373 1903
2. Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API): SRTM 90 m elevation at 27.3167, 30.9667
Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API)API response, srtm90m elevation, bandedQuote, API response, srtm90m elevation, banded
"elevation": 56.0
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/CairoQuote, Zone Africa/Cairo
Zone Africa/Cairo 2:05:09 - LMT 1900 Oct
2:00 Egypt EE%sT
Manfalut (Wikipedia)
Part Of: Egypt, Lead
is a city in Egypt
In Group: Cities of Northern Africa (World), Lead
is a city in Egypt
View the SourceEgypt (Wikipedia)
On Continent: Africa, LeadQuote, On Continent: Africa, Lead
Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the northeast corner of Africa
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