Minya, Egypt

Minya, Egypt

Minya, Egypt connects to 5737 other places across 11 topics through 51 Bunkabop connections, with history accounting for the bulk of its ties. The city's reach spans from Predynastic settlement (before 3100 BC) through the Roman period, when it became a hub of Egyptian cotton trade. Alexandria, Egypt and London, England share many of its connections. Religion and archaeology add further depth, anchored by an important Christian site near Samalut and excavations that have uncovered sarcophagi and tombs dating to the 26th Dynasty.