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New Minya

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New Minya is a planned town in the Minya Governorate of Egypt, on the right bank of the Nile across from the old city of Minya. According to the English Wikipedia article, construction began in 1991 and was carried out by the New Urban Communities Authority, and Lotus University is located there. The article estimates the population at 94,000 in 2024, while the citypopulation.de table of Egyptian cities lists the town with 68 inhabitants in the 1996 census, 4,567 in 2006, 15,677 in the estimate for July 2018 and 18,357 in the estimate for July 2023, a steep rise from a very small base.

Facts
Population
18,357 1
Climate Zone
Dry 2
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 3
Sources
1. City Population: Egypt: Cities and Towns, population statistics
City Population
  • Cities and Towns table, New Minya row, estimate of 2023-07-01
    68 4,567 15,677 18,357
  • On Continent: Africa, Page breadcrumb: Home, Africa, Egypt
    Home Africa Egypt
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2. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Egypt
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Environment.Climate.text
Quote, Environment.Climate.text
desert; hot, dry summers with moderate winters
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3. 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
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New Minya (Wikipedia)
  • Part Of: Egypt, Lead sentence
    is a town in the Minya Governorate, Egypt
  • In Group: Cities of Northern Africa (World), Lead sentence
    is a town in the Minya Governorate, Egypt
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