Abu Tesht

Abu Tesht or Abu Tisht (Arabic: أبو تشت; Coptic: Ⲡϫⲟϫ) is a city and markaz in Qena Governorate, Egypt. It is situated on the west bank of the Nile.

26°07′06″N 32°05′43″E / 26.11833°N 32.09528°E / 26.11833; 32.09528

Abu Tesht
Ⲡϫⲟϫ
أبو تشت
City and markaz
Abu Tesht
Coordinates: 26°07′06″N 32°05′43″E / 26.11833°N 32.09528°E / 26.11833; 32.09528
Country Egypt
Governorate Qena
Area
  Total
256 km2 (99 sq mi)
 
Population
 (2021)
  Total
514,535
  Density2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi)
  Urban
18,194
  Rural
496,341
Time zoneUTC+2 (EGY)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

The markaz consists of 1 city which is Abu Tesht and 36 villages, biggest of them are Ezbat Al Bosah and Al Qarah.



pr ḏꜣḏꜣ
in hieroglyphs
Era: New Kingdom
(1550–1069 BC)