Asyut Postal Code
Asyut Postal Code / Asyut Zip Code
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About Asyut
Egypt has a governorate called Asyut. Asyut is the capital of this governorate. The largest Coptic Catholic church in the country is in the city. People in the city call it "Syowt," which means "Guardian of the northern entrance to Upper Egypt." The name comes from the Egyptian word "Zawty." During the Graeco-Roman era, it was called Lycopolis or Lykopolis, which means "wolf city." A city called Asyut used to be the capital of the Lycopolites nome in 3100 BC. It was on the western bank of the Nile. This is where it was. Anubis and Wepwawet were the two most important gods in ancient Asyut. They were both funerary deities. People who were in charge of "Zawty" during the First Intermediate Period sided with the Herakleopolitan kings, who had the Nome as the southernmost boundary of their kingdom. Khety I and Khety II were both supporters. The battle between this Nome and the southern Nomes under the rule of the Eleventh Dynasty came to an end when Thebes won and Asyut lost its power. According to Diodorus Siculus, an Ethiopian army invaded Egypt and was repelled by packs of wolves. Lycopolis has no ruins of its own. Mummies of wolves have been found in the excavated chambers of the adjacent rocks, which confirms the origin of its name. During the time of Lycopolis, Osiris was worshipped with the help of a wolf as a sign. In a myth, he came "from beyond" as a wolf in order to help Isis and Horus fight Typhon, but he didn't fight. The Asyut necropolis, which is west of the modern city, has tombs from dynasties Nine, Ten, and Twelve, as well as the Ramessid tombs of Siese and Amenhotep. In ancient times, there was a unique dialect of Coptic spoken in Asyut. It was called "Lycopolitan," after the Greek name for the city. In the past, this dialect was called "sub-AKHMIMIC." It is also called "Assiutic." A large Byzantine treasure was found near the city in the early 20th century. It is now in a number of museums in the West. The hoard is made up of some of the most beautiful jewellery that was made in late antiquity. Asyut was at the end of the 40-Day Road, which led from the city to Darfur through the Selima and Kharga Oases and took 40 days to get there. The history of the road, which is called Darb al-Arba'in by local herders, goes back more than 700 years. For a very long time, it was used as a way for huge caravans of up to 12,000 camels.
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