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Al-Manhi branch

المنهى

A branch that leaves the main Nile and is called al-Manhi in that region. It runs westward, and Zamakhir lies at its mouth on the west bank. 1

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al-Manhi: a branch that leaves most of the Nile near Asyut, where it is called al-Manhi, and flows towards the west. Zamakhir lies at its mouth on the west bank, according to al-Idrisi. 2

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  1. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols. , p. 130
  2. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols. , p.130
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islam.museum contributors. “Al-Manhi branch”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/al-manhi/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.

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