Temay El Amdeed

Timay al-Imdid (Arabic: تمي الإمديد Timayy al-Imdīd, Coptic: ⲑⲙⲟⲩⲓ Thmoui), the ancient Thmuis[3], is a city and markaz in Dakahlia Governorate of Egypt. The estimated population of the markaz in 2019 was 201,956, with 19,366 living in urban areas and 182,590 in rural areas.[2]

Timay al-Imdid

تمى الأمديد
the Islamic complex of Temay El Amdeed
Timay al-Imdid
Location in Egypt
Timay al-Imdid
Timay al-Imdid (Egypt)
Coordinates: 30.94384°N 31.52926°E / 30.94384; 31.52926[1]
Country Egypt
GovernorateDakahlia Governorate
Area
  Total131 km2 (51 sq mi)
Elevation9 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2019 (estimated))[2]
  Total201,956
  Density1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)

Name

The name Timayy is derived from the Coptic word †ⲙⲉ timē, meaning "town", a fairly common Coptic place name element.[4]

History

There were Coptic revolts in Timayy in 107H and 216H. It had a Christian bishopric.[3]

The 1885 Census of Egypt recorded Timay al-Imdid (as "Tami-el-Amdid") as a nahiyah under the district of El Senbellawein in Dakahlia Governorate; at that time, the population of the town was 1,338 (694 men and 644 women).[5]

Notable people

References

  1. "Geonames.org. Timayy al Imdīd". Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  2. "Timay al-Imdīd (Markaz, Egypt)". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  3. Maspero, Jean; Wiet, Gaston (1919). Matériaux pour servir à la géographie de l'Égypte. Cairo: Institut français d'archéologie orientale. p. 59.
  4. Youssef, Ahmad Abdel-Hamid (2003). From Pharaoh's Lips: Ancient Egyptian Language in the Arabic of Today. Cairo: American University in Cairo Press. p. 6. ISBN 1617974765. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  5. Egypt min. of finance, census dept (1885). Recensement général de l'Égypte. p. 303. Retrieved 22 June 2020.


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