
Abu Qurqas
Egypt
Abu Qurqas: facts
At a glance
- Country: Egypt
- Region: Minya
- Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
- Population: approximately 90,266
- Coordinates: 27.9304° N, 30.8383° E
- Time zone: Africa/Cairo (UTC+02:00 standard, UTC+03:00 daylight saving time)
- Currency: Pound (EGP)
- Distance to the capital, Cairo: 240 km (149 mi), straight line
Getting there
- Asyut International Airport (ATZ): 100 km (62 mi), straight line
- Suhaj International Airport (HMB): 198 km (123 mi), straight line
- Sphinx International Airport (SPX): 242 km (151 mi), straight line
Nearby
- Bani 'Ubayd: 6.1 km (3.8 mi)
- Al-Minya al-Jadidah: 17 km (11 mi)
- Minya: 20 km (12 mi)
- Mallawi: 22 km (14 mi)
- Dayr Mawas: 32 km (20 mi)
- Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Minya, 20 km (12 mi)
Coming up in Abu Qurqas
- 7 Jan 2027: Coptic Christmas Day
- 25 Jan 2027: Revolution Day January 25
- 28 Jan 2027: Day off for Revolution Day January 25
- 9 Feb 2027: Ramadan Start (tentative)
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