Durunka

Coordinates: 27°09′00″N 31°11′00″E / 27.15000°N 31.18333°E / 27.15000; 31.18333
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Durunka
درنكة
ⲧⲣⲟⲛⲭⲏ
Durunka is located in Egypt
Durunka
Durunka
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 27°9′32″N 31°11′42″E / 27.15889°N 31.19500°E / 27.15889; 31.19500
Country Egypt
GovernorateAsyut Governorate
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)+3

Durunka (Arabic: درنكة, Coptic: ⲧⲣⲟⲛⲭⲏ Coptic pronunciation: [təroːnkʰə][1]) is an Upper Egyptian town, located on the west bank of the Nile, in the Asyut Governorate.

History

The Holy family visited Durunka on their flight into Egypt and the nearby monasteries at Dayr Durunka commemorate it.[2]

27°09′00″N 31°11′00″E / 27.15000°N 31.18333°E / 27.15000; 31.18333References

  1. ^ Peust, Carsten. Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten. p. 38.
  2. ^ holyfamilyegypt (2017-07-09). "Durunka". Holy Family in Egypt. Retrieved 2020-06-17.


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