Aba al-Waqf Arabic: أبا الوقف Abā al Waqf) is a village in the markaz of Maghagha in Minya Governorate, Egypt. It is about 6 miles (10km) south of Maghagha, and 2 miles (3km) west of the Nile.[2]
Aba al-Waqf
أبا الوقف Abā al Waqf | |
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Aba al-Waqf Location in Egypt | |
Coordinates: 28°35′14″N 30°46′09″E / 28.58721°N 30.76926°E[1] | |
Country | Egypt |
Governorate | Minya |
Elevation | 148 ft (45 m) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
The name of the village comes from Egyptian jp.t "harem" (Ancient Greek: Ὠφις). The Coptic and the Greek name of Luxor (Coptic: ⲡⲁⲡⲉ, Ancient Greek: Ἀπις, Ὠφιεῖον) also share the same etymology.[3]
In the late 1800s, Aba al-Waqf was the site of one of the largest sugar mills in the world.[4] The mill, which belonged to the Khedive,[4] was constructed beginning in 1872 on the banks of the Ibrahimiya Canal.[2]
The 1885 Census of Egypt recorded Aba al-Waqf (as Aba-el-Wakf in the district of Beni Mazar in Minya Governorate; at that time, the population of the city was 4,546 (2,293 men and 2,253 women).[5]
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