Samalut

Samalut
سمالوط
ⲧⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩⲗⲟⲧ
Samalut is located in Egypt
Samalut
Samalut
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 28°18′35″N 30°42′39″E / 28.30972°N 30.71083°E / 28.30972; 30.71083
Country Egypt
GovernorateMinya
Area
 • Total
64.5 sq mi (167.0 km2)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
347,427
 • Density5,400/sq mi (2,100/km2)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)

Samalut (Arabic: سمالوط, from Coptic: ⲧⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩⲗⲟⲧ t-Semulot) is a city and a municipal division in the Minya Governorate in Egypt. It is located on the west bank of the Nile, a few hours by train south of Cairo.[2]

The earliest known reference to the city of Samalut can be found in a Coptic funerary inscription that possibly dates back to the 5th century AD.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Samālūṭ (Markaz, Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Where is Samalut, Egypt?". WorldAtlas. 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  3. ^ SB Kopt II 1089.1-2