Abu Qirqas or Abu Qurqas is a subdivision (''
markaz'') of
Minya Governorate
Minya Governorate ( ar, محافظة المنيا ') is one of the governorates of Egypt, governorates of Upper Egypt. Its capital city, Minya, Egypt, Minya, is located on the left bank of the Nile River.
Etymology
The name originates from the c ...
of
Egypt
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. It is situated on the west bank of the
Nile
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, opposite of the historic site of
Beni Hasan
Beni Hasan (also written as Bani Hasan, or also Beni-Hassan) ( ar, بني حسن) is an ancient Egyptian cemetery. It is located approximately to the south of modern-day Minya in the region known as Middle Egypt, the area between Asyut and Me ...
.
The population of Abu Qirqas is around 400,000 inhabitants. The city has an important sugar factory.
Name
The name is spelled in . The
Late Coptic: , probably from
Late Coptic: .
Administrative divisions
Abu Qirqas comprises eight local administrative units:
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Abioha
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Abu Qirqas El Balad
Abu or ABU may refer to:
Places
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Beni Ebeid
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Beni Hassan El Shorouk
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Beni Moussa
Beni Moussa ( ar, بني موسى) is a Moroccan tribe of Hilali-Arab descent. It is part of the Tadla confederacy.
See also
*Morocco
*Tadla
*Beni Hassan
*Maqil
The Banu Ma'qil ( ar, بنو معقل) was an Arab nomadic tribe that originated ...
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Greis
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Nazlet Asmant
* gawargy
Coptic Catholic Eparchy
On 2020.1.7 an Eparchy (
Eastern Catholic
The Eastern Catholic Churches or Oriental Catholic Churches, also called the Eastern-Rite Catholic Churches, Eastern Rite Catholicism, or simply the Eastern Churches, are 23 Eastern Christian autonomous (''sui iuris'') particular churches of ...
Diocese) of Abu Qurqas was established on territory split off from the
Minya. Its episcopal see is Cathédrale Saint-Antoine et Saint-Paul.
; Suffragan Eparchs (Bishops of Abu Qurqas)
* Bechara Giuda Matarana, O.F.M. (7 January 2020 - present)
References
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External links
* http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/abuq0.htm
Populated places in Minya Governorate