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Al Minyā (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 28 06 36 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 28.1099 decimal degrees |
Long: 030 45 01 E degrees minutes |
Long: 30.7503 decimal degrees |
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Note: Ancestral home of pharaohs of 4th dynasty (2613-2494 BC); has remains of Gerzean prehistoric period; ruins include small pyramid of 3rd dynasty; supports cotton gins, flour mills, a sugar refinery, & a carpet & rug weaving industry. |
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Al Minyā (preferred,C,V,English,U)
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Al-Minyā (C,V)
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El Minya (C,V)
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Minya (C,V)
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Menia (C,V)
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El Minia (NA,V)
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El-Minya (NA,V)
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Minia (NA,V)
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Minieh (NA,V)
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المنيا (NA,V,Arabic,U)
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Al Minyā (inhabited place) (P) |
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inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled in prehistoric times |
city (C) |
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regional capital (C) |
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trade center (C) |
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administrative center (C) |
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market center (C) |
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financial center (C) |
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transportation center (C) |
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tourist center (C) |
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