world.wikisort.org - Egypt

Deir Mawas or Deir Muas (Arabic: دير مواس, lit. 'monastery of razors') is a city in Egypt. It is located in the Minya Governorate, on the west bank of the Nile.

This article needs additional citations for verification. (September 2022)

Deir Mawas
Deir Mawas Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 27°38′N 30°51′E
Country	Egypt
Governorate	Minya
Time zone	UTC+2 (EST)

History

The name of the city likely comes from a now vanished Coptic monastery of Archangel Michael.[1]

On 18 March 1919, the people of Deir Mawas joined the revolution against Great Britain, which swept across Egypt. They cut the railway-roads and killed a number of British officers, and the British retaliated by executing a number of the city's civilians. The day of 18 March has become the official holiday of Al Minya Governorate in commemoration of those executed by the British.

See also

• List of cities and towns in Egypt

References

На других языках

---

- [en] Dir Mawas

---

[ru] Дейр-Мавас

Дейр-Мава́с (араб. دير مواس‎) — город в центральной части Египта, расположенный на территории мухафазы Эль-Минья.

---

---