Nasser, Egypt
Nasser
ناصر | |
|---|---|
Location in Beni Suef Governorate | |
Nasser Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 29°10′11″N 31°06′09″E / 29.16985°N 31.102638°E | |
| Country | Egypt |
| Governorate | Beni Suef |
| Area | |
• Total | 219.6 km2 (84.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 24 m (79 ft) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 427,926 |
| • Density | 1,949/km2 (5,047/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Bushi (Male, Arabic: بوشي) Bushiyah (Female, Arabic: بوشية) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Nasser (Arabic: ناصر), older name is Bush (Arabic: بوش, Coptic: ⲡⲟⲩϣⲓⲛ, lit. 'the stable' Coptic pronunciation: [pˈuʃən])[1] 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).