Assiut

Asyut أسيوط
Asyut Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 27°11′N 31°10′E / 27.183°N 31.167°E / 27.183; 31.167
Country	Egypt
Governorate	Asyut
Elevation	70 m (230 ft)
Population (2006)
• Total	389,307
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
Area code(s)	(+20) 88

Asyut (Arabic: أسيوط‎‎ Asyūṭ  pronounced [ʔɑsˈjuːtˤ], Coptic: ⲥⲓⲟⲟⲩⲧ Siowt) is the capital of the modern Asyut Governorate in Egypt, which has one of the largest Coptic Catholic bishopric churches in the country; the ancient city of the same name, which is situated nearby. The modern city is located at 27°11′00″N 31°10′00″E / 27.18333°N 31.16667°E / 27.18333; 31.16667, while the ancient city is located at 27°10′00″N 31°08′00″E / 27.16667°N 31.13333°E / 27.16667; 31.13333.

The name of the city is derived from early Egyptian Zawty (Z3JW.TJ) (late Egyptian, Səyáwt) adopted into the Coptic as Syowt ⲥⲓⲟⲟⲩⲧ. In Graeco-Roman Egypt, it was called Lycopolis or Lykopolis (Greek: Λυκόπολις, "ἡ Λύκων πόλις"), ('wolf city') Lycon, or Lyco.

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