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Asyut

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Asyut (äsyt`), city (1986 pop. 272,986), E central Egypt, on the Nile. An industrial and trading center and also the seat of a university, it is famed for pottery, carved bone and wood, leatherwork, and silk shawls. Nearby is the Asyut Barrage, which helps regulate the Nile's flow and impounds water for irrigational use. Asyut was the ancient Greek city of Lycopolis and later a station of the caravan trade. The city has a large Coptic Christian population, although many have left.


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Clashes Erupt in Egyptian Province over Muslim-Coptic Love Affair A sectarian clash broke out in the town of Dairut in the Asyut Province south of the capital Cairo on Saturday on the back a love affair between a Coptic young man and a Muslim young woman, which led the authorities to impose a curfew and cordon off the area, the pan-Arab daily AL HAYAT reported Sunday.
The train traveling from Cairo to Asyut crashed into the rear of the stationary train from Giza to Al-Fayyum.
Asyut Petroleum, who lost 2-1 to Masri on the same day, is languishing at the bottom on three points.
 
 
 
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