Assiut
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a city in central egypt, on the nile.
contemporary examples
clashes also broke out in alexandria, aswan, luxor, and -ssiut.
egypt’s new wave of violence ursula lindsey october 9, 2011
historical examples
a barrage and lock control the flow of water at -ssiut; a huge dam at -ssuan impounds the surplus of the flood season.
commercial geography jacques w. redway
on the road to -ssiut is a fine roman columbarium or dove-cote.
encyclopaedia britannica, 11th edition, volume 15, slice 7 various
it was also decided to follow up the enterprise with another to be undertaken at -ssiut.
history of egypt from 330 b.c. to the present time, volume 12 (of 12) s. rappoport
administratively the oasis forms part of the mudiria of -ssiut.
encyclopaedia britannica, 11th edition, volume 15, slice 7 various
the -ssiut weir across the nile is just about half a mile long.
encyclopaedia britannica, 11th edition, volume 14, slice 7 various
on the evening of the 15th of december we got on board a steamer which took us down most comfortably to -ssiut.
ten years’ captivity in the mahdi’s camp 1882-1892 f. r. wingate
all those south of -ssiut will be for english students only, for french will be quite dropped.
khartoum campaign, 1898 bennet burleigh
from -ssiut we took the train to cairo, where we arrived safely on the 21st of december, 1891.
ten years’ captivity in the mahdi’s camp 1882-1892 f. r. wingate
noun
a variant spelling of asyut
noun
an ancient city in central egypt, on the nile. pop: 417 000 (2005 est) ancient greek name lycopolis
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