Beni Mur
| Beni Mur بني مر Bani Murr | |
|---|---|
  Beni Mur Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 27°13′25″N 31°11′35″E / 27.22361°N 31.19306°E | |
| Country |
 Egypt |
| Governorate | Asyut Governorate |
| Time zone | EST (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 (UTC) |
Beni Mur (Arabic: بني مر, also spelled Bani Murr) is an Egyptian town in Upper Egypt located 8 kilometers north of the city of Asyut.
According to local tradition, the town is named after the tribe of Beni Mur who hailed from the Hejaz region in the western Arabian Peninsula and settled in Egypt sometime during the Muslim conquest of the area.[1][2]
The former Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser's father was born in 1888 in Beni Mur.[3]
Beni Mur is the site of the Church of Saint George which is visited annually on 1 May by local Coptic pilgrims. The church is small, with two altars, dedicated to Saint George and the Mary.[4] A small mosque was built in the town in 1898 and the first primary school was opened in 1900, consisting of a single room.[5]
References
Bibliography
- Aburish, Said K. (2004), Nasser, the Last Arab, New York City: St. Martin's Press, ISBN 978-0-312-28683-5
- Joesten, Joachim (1974), Nasser: The Rise to Power, Long Acre, London: Odhams Press Limited, OCLC 317256563
- Meinardus, Otto Friedrich (2002), Two Thousand Years of Coptic Christianity, Cairo: American Univ in Cairo Press, ISBN 977-424-757-4
- Stephens, Robert Henry (1972), Nasser: A Political Biography, New York: Simon & Schuster, ISBN 978-0-671-21224-7
Coordinates: 27°13′38″N 31°11′40″E / 27.22722°N 31.19444°E