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Sultan, also Tahna el-Gibal, Antar Stable which embraces
Hatshepsut Temple, Tal el-Amarna and the Tilting Minaret
are the most important highlights in the governorate.
Location:
Menia governorate lies on the two sides of the River Nile.
It is bordered in the North by Bani Swaif, in the South by
Assiut, in the East by the Red Sea governorate, and in the
West by 6th Octobar.
The Governorate's national day:
18th March commemorating the resistance of Dayr Muas
people against the British occupation in 1919.
Total area: 32279.00 Km2.
Emblem:
It shows the head of Queen Nefertiti, the wife of Egypt's
Pharaoh King Ikhnaton who introduced the monotheistic
worship of ATEN and called for love and peace among
people. He also built Akhetaton city which means the sun
horizon.
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