Nasser, Egypt
Nasser
ناصر | |
|---|---|
Location in Beni Suef Governorate | |
| Coordinates: 29°10′11″N 31°06′09″E / 29.16985°N 31.102638°E | |
| Country | Egypt |
| Governorate | Beni Suef |
| Area | |
• Total | 220 km2 (80 sq mi) |
| Population (2019 (estimated)) | |
• Total | 392,002 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
Nasser (Arabic: ناصر), older name is Bush (Arabic: بوش, Coptic: ⲡⲟⲩϣⲓⲛ, lit. 'the stable' Coptic pronunciation: [pˈuʃən]) is a city and corresponding markaz in Beni Suef Governorate, Egypt. It is named after former Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser.
The city was called Pois (Ancient Greek: Πωις) in Ptolemaic and Byzantine Egypt.
The 1885 Census of Egypt recorded Bush (as Boche) as a nahiyah under the district of Beni Suef in Beni Suef Governorate; at that time, the population of the city was 7,091 (3,554 men and 3,537 women).