Some information about the tourism attractions in Assiut Governorate, Egypt.

1. Tourism In Assiut
Introduction
Attractions

2. Introduction
• In Egypt, Assiut is located between Al-Minia
north and Souhag south, it is about 375 km in
south of Cairo, 470 km in west of Red sea, and
305 km in north of Luxor.
• Assiut includes monumental heritage from
different states; Pharaonic, Roman, Coptic,
Islamic, and Modern age.
• Also Assiut has Nile, mountains, desert, Natural
Parks, fascinating rural lives, gardens, high-level
shops, luxury restaurants, and an excellent
transport net to be a perfect tourism destination
in Egypt.

3. Touristic Attraction
Pharaonic
Coptic
Islamic
Modern

4. Pharaonic Attraction
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Meir Monumental Tombs
Qussair Al-Amarna Monumental Tombs
Al-Hammamiya Monumental Tombs
The Western Mountain Tombs
Deir Al-Gabrawy Tombs
Deir Rifa Tombs

5. Meir Monumental Tombs
• Located In Meir village,
Alqussia city, and 65 km in the
northwest of Assiut.
• They are 9 tombs carved in the
stone and to the 14th dynasty.
• Their walls inscriptions show
the daily life activities of the
ancients Egyptians.

6. Qussair Al-Amarna Monumental Tombs
• The tombs are carved in the
Western Mountain, Al-Qussia city,
dating back to the era of the 6th
dynasty till the 12th dynasty.
• Despite their small walls, these
tombs are considered as ones of
the most beautiful and eminent
monumental tombs, as their whole
walls are covered by the daily life
scenes and religious rituals.

7. Al-Hammamiya Monumental Tombs
• They are located at a
distance of 50 km southeast
of Assiut, Al-Hammamiya
village, in the south of AlBadary city.
• These tombs return back to
the end of the 4th dynasty
and the beginning of the 5th
dynasty.

8. The Western Mountain Tombs
• Many tombs are carved in
the western mountain, in
the west of Assiut city.
• And back to the 13th
Nome, during the Old and
Middle states.

9. Deir Al-Gabrawy Tombs
• They are located In the village of
Deir Al-Gabrawy, Abnoob city, and
about 20 km northeast of Assiut city,
and they are carved in the Eastern
Mountain and back to the ancient
and middle states.
• They are distinguished by its
paintings drawn on a surface of soft
mortar.

10. Deir Rifa Tombs
• They are on the top of the Western Hills,
in the west of Assiut city.
• 7 stony tombs are carved in the Mountain
for the nobles and the princes of "ShesHoteb", the capital of the 11th Nome.

11. Coptic Era Attractions
• Al-Mouharraq Monastery
• The Holy Virgin Mary Monastery
• Monastery of The Holy Virgin Mary
(Deir El- Ganadla)
• Monastery of Saint MariMina
(Hanging Monastery)
• Monastery of Al-Anba Serabamoon

12. The Burnt Monastery (Deir Al-Mouharraq)
• Built in the 4th century at the foot of
Western mountain.
• The Holy Family stayed in for 185
days.
• It includes the oldest monumental
church in the Christian world holding a
shrine and a cubed stony altar topped
by a rounded marble roof with a Greek
inscribed text dating back to 746 AD,
San-George church (1898AD) and the
Holy Virgin Mary church (1960AD).
• With the same style of the forts built by
the King Zinon, there is a monumentalthree-floor fort dates to the end of the
6th century and the beginning of the
7th century.

13. The Holy Virgin Mary Monastery
• Built on a height of 100 m and
about 7 km southwest of Assiut
city, in the Western Mountain.
• it contains a monumental cave
dates back to 2500 B.C, and
inside there is a church probably
built on the same spot where the
Holy Family reposed for a few
days prior to their returning back
to "Beit-Lahm" in Palestine.

14. Monastery of The Holy Virgin Mary
(Deir El- Ganadla)
• It is embedded in a cave at
the foot of the western
mountain, 2 km in the west of
Deir El-Ganadla village. In
Al-Ghanayem city, 25 km
south west of Assiut city.
• Its monuments are
represented in number of old
caves and the monumental
Roman well dates back to
the 1st century AD.

15. Monastery of Saint MariMina
(Hanging Monastery)
• In the end of the 4th century AD,
in Abnoob city, the Hanging
Abbey was built on the Eastern
Mountain in Al-Ma'abda village,
35 km northeast of Assiut city.
• It is a large cave in the mountain
contains an altar carved in the
stone, and outside the cave
there is another church named
after the Holy Virgin Mary and
The Angel Meichel; the two
churches are carved between
two eminent hills on a height of
170 m.

16. Monastery of Al-Anba
Serabamoon
• The monastery is 80 km
northwest of Assiut, The
Holy Family shadowed by
a tree over there and the
tree is still bearing the
name of the Holy Virgin
Mary in the Monastery.

17. Islamic Era
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Islamic Commercial Agencies (Al-Wakail)
Thabet Monumental Bath (Hammam Sabet)
Al-Majzoub Monumental Barrage
Al Mojahideen Mosque (Masjid Al Mojahideen)
Al-Farghal Mosque (Masjid Al-Farghal)
Abo_Alouyon Mosque (Masjid Abo_Alouyon)
Al-Amauoi Mosque (Al-Gami' Al-Kabeer)
Al-Kashef Mosque (Masjid Al-Kashef)
Assiut Religious Institute “Fouad the First”

18. Islamic Commercial Agencies (Al-Wakail)
• The Agencies stand in Mohammad
Mahmoud St, Assiut city, a fascinating
area, full of Islamic monuments such
as Galal Al-Deen Al-Siuty and AlMojahideen Mosques.
• This area includes many commercial
shops for trade, haberdashery, copper
artifacts, and hand-made textiles.
• Each agency centralized by a
rectangular courtyard, roofed by a
ceiling with a big window for lighting
and ventilation, comprised of 2 floors;
the lower is dedicated to goods and
animals, and the upper to the
merchants.

19. Thabet Monumental Bath (Hammam Sabet)
• Dating back to the Ottoman Era,
Thabet Bath is located in
Mohammad Mahmoud St. with
a unique architectural model
reflects the common style in that
time. In the past, the Bath had
been used by the outsider
merchants besides the local
residents for washing and cure,
and then it was used by the
local residents for the general
daily uses until short time ago.

20. Al-Majzoub Monumental Barrage
• It is considered as one of the
important monumental aquatic
constructions in Assiut city.
• The Barrage has been
established since 1251 H with
three holes for the running
water, in the time of
Mohammad Ali - the ruler of
Egypt.

21. Al Mojahideen Mosque (Masjid Al Mojahideen)
• In the Ottoman Era(1120 H1706 AD), Mohammad BeyThe prince of the sultan
brigade- established one of
the oldest mosques in
Mohammad Mahmoud StAssiut city, it is Al Mojahideen
mosque.
• It includes most of the famous
Islamic architectural elements.

22. Al-Farghal Mosque (Masjid Al-Farghal)
• In Abou Teeg city - 27 km
south of Assiut city - and in a
matchless scene, It stands
with two high minarets to be
one of the famous religious
destinations in Assiut city.
• It includes the grave of
Mohammad Al-Farghal -whose
origin returns back to
Al_Hassan and Al_Husseinthe grandsons of the Prophet
Mohammad.

23. Abo_Alouyon Mosque (Masjid Abo_Alouyon)
• Masjid Abo_Alouyon was
established With a wonderful
geometric design, consisting of
two main buildings; one is a
prayer court and the other is a
grave for its owner- Ibraheem
Abo_Alouyon(1940 AD)- whose
origin dates back to Al_Hassan
the son of Al_Imam Ali (The
Accompanier).
• It is surrounded by a fence with
an Islamic style and a very high
minaret.

24. Al-Amauoi Mosque (Al-Gami' Al-Kabeer)
• In a rare style, Al-Gami' AlKabeer was established to be
one of the largest and oldest
Masjids which returns back to
the Umayyad Era, and it had
been renovated and developed
in the time of the King Fouad
the first.

25. Al-Kashef Mosque (Masjid Al-Kashef)
• In Manfalout city, The
Prince Ali Al-Kashef
Jamal Al-Deen founded
his masterpiece; a
mosque (Masjid) bears
his name, in 1176 H
(1772 AD) in Al Qessaria
St.

26. Assiut Religious Institute “Fouad the First”
• On a surface of 4 feddans and 8
karats had been chosen by King
Fouad the first, the Religious
Institute was based in 1930 AD
and finished in 1934 AD with
Islamic style, and inaugurated by
Farouk the King of Egypt in 1939
AD to be a lighthouse for the
Islamic religious sciences.

27. Modern landmarks in Assiut
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Al-Salam Monumental Museum
Assiut Barrage
Assiut University
Al-Azhar University
The Permanent Exhibition for Tourism Promotion
Horus Touristic Anchorage
Assiut Touristic Anchorage
Al-Ferdous Park
Al-Azhar Park
Al-Khaldeen Park
Sport Foundations
The Nile
Conferences Hospitality

28. Al-Salam Monumental Museum
• Assalam School Museum is
located in War&Peace
square.
• It includes a huge collection
of monumental parts from
various eras and areas;
Predynasty, Pharaonic,
Coptic and Islamic Eras, in
addition to Sudanese and
Ethiopian monuments.

29. Assiut Barrage
• Assiut Barrage
was constructed in
1902 AD with 111
holes and a length
of 880 m.

30. Assiut University
• Assiut University arises to
be the first regional
university in Egypt, It was
inaugurated in 1957 AD.
• It contains various
practical and theoretical
faculties, some higher
institutes, prepared halls
for international
conferences, five stars
hotel, university
accommodation, different
researching centers and
advanced hospitals serve
Middle and Upper Egypt.

31. Al-Azhar University
• Al-Azhar University
was established in
1969 AD.
• It was dedicated to
serve the sciences
by the Islam view

32. The Permanent Exhibition for
Tourism Promotion
• A place to enjoy, have fun, and do
shopping, of course the
Permanent Expo provides all as it
overlooks the Nile through the
Floating Restaurant Anchorage Al Thawra St, Assiut city.
• It includes wrought and handmade traditional products such as
hand-made carpets, pictures,
sculptures, statues, icons, medals
and so on.

33. Horus Touristic Anchorage
• It established in 1986AD.
• It includes three roman
overlook-the-Nile
theaters present folkloric
and cultural shows.
• And a harbor hosts 3
floating hotels at once to
serve the Tourism and
Nile Cruises.

34. Assiut Touristic Anchorage
• It is in Al-Thawra St.
with a length of 305 m
to receive 5 floating
hotels at once.
• Hosts the Nile cruises.
• It has restaurant and
café.

35. Al-Ferdous Park
• It is a nice place to
have a nice time
whether alone or with
the family.
• It lies in Al-Thawra St
on a surface of 3
feddans on the Nile.
• It is a public garden
contains roman theatre.

36. Al-Azhar Park
• Beneath Faisal Bridge and with a highlevel coffee to serve the visitors.
• Overlooks Al-Ebrahimia canal in one of
the most beautiful scenes in the entrance
of Assiut city.

37. Al-Khaldeen Park
• It was established in 2007 AD in the
entrance of Assiut city on the bank of AlEbrahimia Canal.
• The Park includes several means of
entertainment and Roman Theatre for
different cultural and folkloric shows.

38. Sport Foundations
• Assiut has an Olympic village in
Assiut University, a sport city in
Assiut Cement Factory, a tennis
courts in Mubarak Quarter, a
covered hall and a bowling hall in
Mankabad
• And much more to give Assiut the
chance to organize and host
national and international events
in the different sport fields.

39. The Nile River
• The Magic River adds its value to
Assiut also; with a length of 160
Km the Nile flows from Dierout
north to Sedfa south forming a
marvelous natural scene with the
various lives on its sides.
• Just enjoy the fascinating views
through one of the many luxury
floating hotels and restaurants
which serve on the Nile.

40. Conferences Hospitality
• Assiut has many conventions halls serving
the conferences and meetings .
• For example Governorate Building
Conference hall, Assiut University Nile
grand hall and other many conventions
facilites.

41. How to reach Assiut
• With an Airport, a Train, Three Highways,
and a Railroad serve The Governorate on
a daily basis; it is so easy and enjoyable to
visit Assiut from all over the world.

42. Hotels in Assiut
Hotel name
Class
Address
Tel#
Auroura Floating Hotel
5*
Thawra St.
01000458000
Tut Floating Hotel
5*
Thawra St.
0882286576
Badr Hotel
3*
Station Square
0882329811
Reem Hotel
3*
Station Square
0882311422
Assiutel
3*
Thawra Square
0882312122
Akhenaton Hotel
2*
M.T. Khashaba St.
0882331600
Annahr Hotel
1*
41 M.A. Makary St.
0882334175
Alwatania Palace Hotel
N/A
Aljomhoria St.
0882287981
Touristic Hostel
1*
Alweladia Region
0882323297

43. Tourism Info Sectors in Assiut
Sector
Address
Tourism Administration Assiut Governorate Building
Tel#
2310010
Tourism General
Authority
Sawra St.
2305110
Tourism Regional
Authority
Assiut Governorate Building
2310010
Tourism & Monuments
Police
Governmental Services
Complex
2323328
Egypt Air
Touristic Anchorage – Sawra
St.
2315228.2315229
Assiut Railway Station
Station Square
2335623-23221442332235
Tourist Friend Assembly
Almajzoub Square
2340846

44. Special Restaurants in Assiut
Restaurant
Address
Tel#
KFC
Sawra St.
2314536
Pizza Hut
Alazhar St.
Cook Door
Alazhar St.
Cook Window
Sawra St.
Mo’men
Sawra St.
Tal’at
Aljomhoria St.
2300942
Mostafa Darweesh
Aljomhoria St.
2305813
Happy Dolphin
Sawra St.
2297575-2297676
2313310

45. Touristic Bazaars in Assiut
Bazaar
Address
Tel#
Regional Tourism Expo Sawra St.
2295560
Khan Alkhalili Expo
Aljomhoria St.
2325115
Beit Ettolly Expo
A.H.Albakory St. 2320107
Manual carpet Expo
Aljomhoria St.
2324490

46. Distances to Assiut
Cairo
Alexandria
Hurghada
375
592
470
Alminia
Luxor
Aswan
125
305
530

47. Exchange Companies
Company
Address
Tel#
Alfer’awnia co. Tal’at Harb St.
2313601
Almasria co.
Yosry Ragheb St.
2334985
Alma’ady co.
Station St.
2323712
Faisal bank co. Station St.
2333247