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Asyut

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As·yut  (ä-syt)
A city of east-central Egypt on the Nile River. It is an industrial and trade center. Population: 386,000.

Asyut, Assiut [æˈsjuːt]
n
(Placename) an ancient city in central Egypt, on the Nile. Pop.: 321 000 (1992 est.) Ancient Greek name Lycopolis


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A village in Asyut governorate, Upper Egypt, initially received about 500 "migrants.
In October 1981, the police and the army had to be committed against members of underground Islamic organizations at Asyut, Egypt, where an antiterrorist operation was in progress.
They also affirmed that some Christians had weapons and could, if they were not stopped in time, transform Egypt into a Christian nation, whose capital would be Asyut.
 
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