Asyut

Summary

Asyut is a city^[1]. Asyut has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Asyut is located in Asyut Governorate^[3].
• Asyut is in the country of Egypt^[4].
• Asyut is on the body of water Nile^[5].
• Asyut's instance of is recorded as city^[6].
• Asyut's instance of is recorded as big city^[7].
• Asyut's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[8].
• Asyut's twinned administrative body is recorded as Iași^[9].
• Asyut's Commons category is recorded as Asyut^[10].
• Asyut's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[11].
• 3100 BC marks the founding of Asyut^[12].
• Asyut's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 27.186944444444, 'lon': 31.171388888889}^[13].
• Asyut's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Assiut^[14].
• Asyut has a population of {'amount': '+389307'}^[15].
• Asyut has a population of {'amount': '+562061'}^[16].
• Asyut has a population of {'amount': '+528669'}^[17].
• Asyut has a population of {'amount': '+480516'}^[18].
• Asyut has a population of {'amount': '+343662'}^[19].
• Asyut has a population of {'amount': '+291000'}^[20].
• Asyut has a population of {'amount': '+154000'}^[21].
• Asyut has a population of {'amount': '+213800'}^[22].
• Asyut has a population of {'amount': '+60000'}^[23].
• Asyut's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[24].
• Asyut's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[25].
• Asyut's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary^[26].
• Asyut's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1^[27].

Body

Geography

Asyut is in the country of Egypt^[4]. Asyut is located in Asyut Governorate^[3]. Asyut is on the body of water Nile^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Asyut sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+56'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+389307'}^[15], {'amount': '+562061'}^[16], {'amount': '+528669'}^[17], {'amount': '+480516'}^[18], {'amount': '+343662'}^[19], and {'amount': '+291000'}^[20].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[6], big city^[7], and archaeological site^[8].

History and Context

3100 BC marks the founding of Asyut^[12].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Asyut include New Asyut^[29], a city^[30], in Egypt^[31].

Why It Matters

Asyut has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Asyut is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for Asyut include New Asyut^[29], a city^[30], in Egypt^[31].