Map of Al Minya
Al Minya is a first-level division of Egypt. Its largest mapped city is El Minya, with about 500,000 people in the metropolitan area. The interactive map below is centred on Al Minya, and the tables list its 4 mapped cities along with the World Heritage Sites nearest to them.
- Cities Mapped
- 4
- Largest City
- El Minya
- Country
- Egypt
Interactive Map of Al Minya
About Al Minya
Minya (Arabic: المنيا [elˈmenjæ]) is the capital of the Minya Governorate in Upper Egypt. It is located approximately 245 km (152 mi) south of Cairo on the western bank of the Nile River, which flows north through the city.
Minya has one of the highest concentration of Coptic Christians in Egypt (approximately 50% of total population). It is the home city of the Minya University, Suzanne Mubarak Center for Arts, the new Minya Museum, and the regional North of Upper Egypt Radio and Television.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia: Minya, Egypt (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Al Minya in Depth
History
During the Predynastic Period (before 3100 BC), the area encompassing modern day Minya and its surrounding lands formed the 16th nome (district). It remained an autonomous city-state until the ruler Menes unified Egypt around 3100 BC. At the time of its unification, Egypt was divided into 42 nomes. The 16th nome was also called the Oryx nome, probably due to the prevalence of the Oryx, one of the antelope species that inhabited the area.
After the unification of Egypt, the provincial capital of the 16th nome emerged as an important centre for trade. It was opposite a trade route to the Red Sea along which the Levantine traders carrying their goods from Sinai and Canaan travelled.
Climate
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh). Luxor, Minya, Sohag, Qena and Asyut have the widest difference of temperatures between days and nights of any city in Egypt, with almost 16 °C (29 °F) difference. The city of Minya is located tightly between two ranges of about 500 m (1,600 ft)-mountains on both western and eastern sides, and falls away from the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea, thus giving the city a significant temperature difference between summer and winter.
During summertime, temperatures could reach 40 °C (104 °F), while winter in Minya sees temperatures drop to below 0 °C (32 °F) levels at night. While hail or snow are extremely rare due to Minya's low precipitation averages, frost will occasionally form on cold winter nights.
Economy
The public sector predominates in industry, controlling most of the production of capital and intermediate goods. Among the state-run industries are cement, chemicals, mining, fertilizers and agricultural industries. The private sector is active in manufacturing of consumer goods, particularly in small enterprises in and around the city. The principal private industries are food products, furniture, and metal and woodworking. Although rich in history, tourism plays a trivial role in the economy of Minya.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Minya, Egypt (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Al Minya: Key Facts
| Population | 236,043 (2006) |
|---|
Facts from Wikidata Q310117 (CC0).
History of Al Minya: Empires and States
The atlas records 39 polities whose mapped territory included part of Al Minya, from Early Dynastic Period of Egypt in 3000 BCE to 2024 CE. They are listed in the order they first appear.
Historical Maps of Al Minya
Al Minya on the world map in each year one of these states held it:
Derived by testing mapped cities against dated territorial polygons. Dates are when the polygons cover this place, not the polity's whole lifespan, and polities absent from the source dataset are not listed.
Largest Cities in Al Minya
4 cities mapped. Ranked by metropolitan population. A port city's harbour is written up on the page of its sea.
| # | Name | Population | Region | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Minya | 500,000 | Al Minya | Admin-1 capital |
| 2 | Mallawi | 217,365 | Al Minya | Populated place |
| 3 | Samalut | 152,097 | Al Minya | Populated place |
| 4 | Beni Mazar | 79,553 | Al Minya | Populated place |
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Al Minya
1 World Heritage Site mapped. Listed by year of inscription, earliest first. Sites shared with another country appear under each. Assigned by the nearest mapped city, so features near the boundary may belong to a neighbouring division.
| # | Name | Inscribed | Type | Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wadi Al-Hitan | 2005 | Natural | (viii) |
Al Minya: Quick Answers
- Where is Al Minya?
- Al Minya is a first-level division of Egypt, in Africa. Its mapped cities centre on 28.1528° N, 30.7775° E.
- What is the largest city in Al Minya?
- El Minya is the largest city mapped in Al Minya, with a metropolitan population of about 500,000.
- How many cities are in Al Minya?
- YearMaps maps 4 cities and towns in Al Minya, with a combined metropolitan population of about 949,015. This counts mapped settlements, not every municipality.