Place details
Place nameAl Minya
Other namesAl-Minya, al-Minya, El Minya, Minya, Al-Minya governorate, Minya, Muhafazat al
CountryMisr
Latitude28.433
Longitude30.7
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Agricultural & mining area; chief crops are cotton, corn, wheat, dates, sugarcane, millet & onions; area contains deposits of iron ore in desert W of river valley & limestone quarries on E bank; noted for several ancient settlements.