Assiut
Britishnoun
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Alexandria, on the Mediterranean coast, and Assiut, in Upper Egypt, were among cities where people said on social media they felt their houses and buildings shaking.
From Reuters ● Oct. 19, 2021
The same day, Egyptian authorities claimed to have foiled an attack on a Coptic monastery to the south in Assiut.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2017
In the southern city of Assiut, security barriers closed off an area of about 100-meters around large churches.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 12, 2017
His offer was made not in the Egyptian capital but in the southern city of Assiut, which two decades ago was a hotbed of Islamist extremism.
From Washington Post ● May 18, 2016
He then proceeded to evacuate Syria, and marched with all the forces he could collect to Upper Egypt, occupying Assiut in April 1772.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various
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