Minya
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Mustafa, a 12-year-old boy from the Upper Egyptian city of Minya on the western bank of the Nile River, came to COP27 with non-profit Save the Children to share his experience.
From Reuters • Nov. 16, 2022
Using an ordinary camera, Lun Deng captured this image of Milky Way rising above the Minya Konka Mountain, the highest peak in Sichuan China.
From BBC • Sep. 15, 2022
Tension between Christians and Muslim communities in Egypt has been focused largely in rural villages, many of them in Minya province, which has the highest percentage of Christians in the country.
From New York Times • Aug. 16, 2022
Ambulances rushed to the scene to transfer the injured to hospitals in Minya.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 19, 2022
She stepped out of the way, but the figure that emerged was not Minya.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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