Minya Governorate · Egypt
Minya travel guide
Minya is a city in Minya Governorate, Egypt, home to about 236,000 people.
- Best months
- November to March
- Nearest airport
- ATZ118 km · Asyut International Airport
- Currency
- EGPEgyptian pound
- Time zone
- Africa/Cairo
- Language
- Arabic
About
About Minya
Minya is the capital of the Minya Governorate in Upper Egypt. It is located approximately 245 km (152 mi) south of Cairo on the western bank of the Nile River, which flows north through the city.
Minya was once an autonomous city-state that transformed into a nome or district of ancient Egypt called Oryx under the rule of Menes in its earliest recorded times. Then it became known as Menat Khufu as a tribute to Pharaoh Khufu who built the Great Pyramid of Cheops. From there, it went through alliances with Thebans and then the Hyksos, which didn't end up working out too well since the native Egyptian pharaohs gave the Hyksos a thrashing around 1540 BC and didn't do Minya many favors in the process.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Minya
See
- Fraser Tombs
- Akhenaton Museum
- Al-Fouly Mosque
Do
- Minya Corniche
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When to go
The best time to visit Minya
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Minya are November to March. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 37 °C; February is the wettest, with about 2 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Minya: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Asyut International Airport (ATZ), about 118 km from the city centre in a straight line.
ATZ · Asyut International Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Minya
Stay safe
As foreign tourist, be prepared for the possibility that the security/police might stop you when you want to leave your hotel and make you wait until the mobile tourist police arrives to accompany you for your protection.
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Questions
Minya: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Minya?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Minya are November to March. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 37 °C; February is the wettest, with about 2 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Minya?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Asyut International Airport (ATZ), about 118 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Minya?
Egyptian pound (EGP).
Nearby
Destinations near Minya
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.