ASSYUT

Assyut Governorate lies 373 km south of Cairo.

THE MOST IMPORTANT HISTORICAL SITES

• Tombs of the Governors west of Assyut, the most famous of which are the tombs of Kheti und Zafa Habi.
  
• The Meir region - northern part of the Governorate - is 18 km from the city of Al-Qusiyyah.
  
• Deir Rifeh, south of Assyut.
  
• Deir Al-Gabrawi.
  • Stands at the edge of the Eastern Desert near the city of Manfalout.
    
  • Houses more than 100 tombs, the most important of which are Aba and Gawa.
    
• Deir Al-Muharraq.
  • The site lies near Al_qusiyyah and dates back to the 4th century.
    
  • It contains the earliest Egyptian Church, the Church of Al-Adra (the Virgin) with a magnificent painting of the Virgin and Child. The monastery was built on a site traditionally visited by the Holy Family during their flight to Egypt.

    
    

HOW TO REACH ASSYUT

• By daily airconditioned trains, scheduled at regular hours.
  
• By private vehicles, taxis and tourist buses.
  
• The Upper Egypt Bus Company organizes excursions to Assyut.

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