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Samalut is a city in the Minya Governorate in Egypt. It is located on the west bank of the Nile.
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Map of Samalut, Madinet Samalout, Samalout, Menia Governorate, Egypt
Overview
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 328, on one of the sites where the Holy Family is believed to have stayed during their flight into Egypt.
References
Samalut Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA