Qasr Hur
Qasr Hur
قصر هور | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Qasr Hur Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 27°51′32″N 30°43′51″E / 27.85889°N 30.73083°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Minya Governorate |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 18,931[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EGY) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Qasr Hur (Egyptian Arabic: قصر هور) is a village in the Minya governorate of Egypt,[2][3] around 300 km south of Cairo,[4] on the edge of the Western Desert. The village is predominantly Muslim with a small Christian minority.[citation needed] The Coptic Orthodox Monastery of Saint Fana (also known as the Monastery of Abu Fanah) is adjacent to the village.[4][5]
In 2006, the population of the village was 18,931, consisting of 9,253 (48.9%) females and 9,678 (51.1%) males.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "البيانات السكانية لمدينة او قرية حسب تقديرات السكان 2006" [Population data for a city or village According to the 2006 population estimates]. Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (in Egyptian Arabic). 2006. Archived from the original on 22 January 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ "Egypt: International Religious Freedom Report 2008". United States Department of State.
...Qasr Hur Village in Minya Governorate...
- ^ Al-Mujadi, Muhammad (9 January 2018). "غرق طالبة أثناء غسيل الأواني في ترعة المنيا" [A student drowned while washing utensils in the semen]. Masrawy (in Egyptian Arabic). Retrieved 25 June 2025.
غرقت طالبة في مجرى مائي داخل قرية قصر هور في مركز ملوي جنوبي محافظة المنيا، أثناء غسيلها الأواني
[A female student drowned in a watercourse in the village of Qasr Hur in the Mallawi district, south of Minya Governorate, while washing dishes.] - ^ a b Essam, Angy (3 January 2020). "The uncover of 370 ancient coins at monastery of Saint Fana in Minya". Egypt Today. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ Abdoun, Safaa (7 August 2015). "No end in sight for Abo Fana agreement". Daily News Egypt. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
At the end of May clashes over land surrounding the Abo Fana Monastery, Mallawi, broke out between monks and some 60 Bedouins living in the Qasr Hur village adjacent to the monastery.
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