Samalut
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| native_name = {{lang|ar|سمالوط}}
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| subdivision_name1 = Minya
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| area_total_km2 = 167.0
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| population_total = 347,427
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Samalut ({{langx|ar|سمالوط}}, from {{Langx|cop|ⲧⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩⲗⲟⲧ}} t-Semulot) is a city and a municipal division in the Minya Governorate in Egypt. It is located on the west bank of the Nile, a few hours by train south of Cairo.{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldatlas.com/af/eg/mn/where-is-samalut.html|title=Where is Samalut, Egypt?|date=2015-10-02|website=WorldAtlas|language=en|access-date=2019-04-12}}
The earliest known reference to the city of Samalut can be found in a Coptic funerary inscription that possibly dates back to the 5th century AD.SB Kopt II 1089.1-2
Religion
File:Church of Virgin Mary in Gabal el Teir, Samalut Minya.jpg
Near Samalut is the Coptic Orthodox Monastery of the Virgin Mary at Gebel el-Teir, an important Christian pilgrimage site. Samalut's church was built by Empress Helena, mother of Constantine the Great, in AD 328, on one of the sites where the Holy Family is believed to have stayed during their flight into Egypt.
Also near Samalut is the village of Al Our, where the Martyrs of Faith and Homeland Church commemorates the 21 Coptic Martyrs of Libya, serving both as their shrine and final resting place.{{cite news |title=الأنبا بفنوتيوس يترأس صلاة جناز شهداء ليبيا شاهد الموضوع الأصلي من الأقباط متحدون في الرابط التالي |url=https://www.copts-united.com/Article.php?I=3361&A=379675 |access-date=18 February 2025 |work=Copts United |date=15 May 2018 |language=ar}}{{cite news |last1=White |first1=Christopher |title=Coptic Christians in Egypt fear martyrs are being forgotten |url=https://cruxnow.com/church-in-the-middle-east/2019/10/coptic-christians-in-egypt-fear-martyrs-are-being-forgotten |access-date=18 February 2025 |work=Crux |date=21 October 2019 |language=en}}
Climate
Samalut has an arid desert climate (Köppen: BWh).
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| location = Samalut
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| Jan mean C = 13.4
| Feb mean C = 15.1
| Mar mean C = 18.8
| Apr mean C = 22.9
| May mean C = 27.3
| Jun mean C = 30.1
| Jul mean C = 31.0
| Aug mean C = 31.1
| Sep mean C = 29.1
| Oct mean C = 25.2
| Nov mean C = 19.9
| Dec mean C = 15.3
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| Jan high C = 19.8
| Feb high C = 21.7
| Mar high C = 25.5
| Apr high C = 29.9
| May high C = 34.0
| Jun high C = 36.3
| Jul high C = 37.1
| Aug high C = 37.0
| Sep high C = 35.0
| Oct high C = 31.1
| Nov high C = 26.3
| Dec high C = 21.7
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| Jan low C = 8.0
| Feb low C = 9.3
| Mar low C = 12.4
| Apr low C = 16.0
| May low C = 20.3
| Jun low C = 23.2
| Jul low C = 24.7
| Aug low C = 25.1
| Sep low C = 23.4
| Oct low C = 19.9
| Nov low C = 14.6
| Dec low C = 10.2
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| Jan precipitation mm = 1.4
| Feb precipitation mm = 1.1
| Mar precipitation mm = 1.6
| Apr precipitation mm = 0.0
| May precipitation mm = 0.0
| Jun precipitation mm = 0.0
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| Aug precipitation mm = 0.0
| Sep precipitation mm = 0.0
| Oct precipitation mm = 0.1
| Nov precipitation mm = 0.3
| Dec precipitation mm = 0.8
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| source 1 = Weather.Directory
{{cite web|url=https://weather.directory/eg/samalut
|title= Samalut Weather & Climate Guide
|access-date= 8 Feb 2025
|website= Weather.Directory}}
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