El Quseyya (Arabic: القوصية, Coptic: ⲕⲱⲥ Kos) is a city in Egypt. In ancient times, it was known as Cusae or Qesy.
Location of
Al-Qusiya is a small town that lies south of Dayrut, Asyut Governorate, about 22 miles south of Mallawi.
Administrative division
Al-Qusiya Center includes four local units:
- Bani Korra
- mir
- fazara
- The big facility
- Arab Al-Jahma
In addition, it has many hamlets and Kufurs (small settlements) scattered around the Qusiyah Center. These local units include several villages, including Al-Sabha, Bani Hilal, Bani Saleh, Bani Idris, Al-Nazzali, Al-Qusayr, Al-Ansar, Arab Al-Jahma, Al-Manshiyya Al-Kubra, Al-Manshiya Al-Soghra, Al-Saraqna, Anak, Al-Habalsa, Mir, Al-Tataleya, Al-Hardinah, Al-Sardana, Bani Yahya, Bani Zaid, Bug, crocodile, oak, Abu Khalil, in addition to many farms such as Ezbet Sheikh Hamad and Ezbet Khashaba.
The City was initially settled in the Old Kingdom and was the ancient City of Cusae. It was the capital of the Fourteenth Nome of Upper Egypt, where Hathor, who became the Greek goddess Aphrodite Urania, was worshipped. The main interest here is the Deir al-Muharraq (the Burnt Monastery), about 5 miles southwest of town and about 4 miles west of the Tombs of Mir. A few hotels are in the area, but visits here usually consist of day trips.
Cusae (Ancient Greek: Κοῦσαι or Κῶς; Coptic: ⲕⲱⲥⲉⲓ or ⲕⲟⲥⲉⲓ) was a city in Upper Egypt. Its Ancient Egyptian name was qjs (variant qsy), conventionally rendered Qis or Kis. Today, the town is known as El Quseyya and is located on the west bank of the Nile in the Asyut Governorate.
At the beginning of the reign of the Theban pharaoh Kamose, Cusae marked the boundary between the northern Hyksos realm (the 15th Dynasty) and the southern Theban kingdom (the 17th Dynasty). It was a cult centre for Hathor and also contained a necropolis, Meir, which was used during the Middle Kingdom to hold the tombs of local aristocrats.
During the 5th century, the City was the settlement of Legio II Flavia Constantia.
Bishopric of El Quseyya town
The diocese of Cusae was a suffragan of the metropolitan see of Antinoë, the capital of the Roman province of Thebaid I. Achilles (or Achilleus) was ordained bishop by Meletius of Lycopolis. Another, Elias, was of the 4th or 5th centuries. Theonas took part in the Second Council of Constantinople (553). Later, bishops took the non-Chalcedonian side, the first being Gregorius, who assisted Pope John II (III) of Alexandria on his deathbed.
No longer a residential bishopric, Cusae is today listed by the Catholic Church as a titular see.
Cusae was a city in Upper Egypt known to the Ancient Egyptians as Qis or Kis. Today, the town is known as El Qusiya and is located on the west bank of the Nile in the Asyut Governorate. At the beginning of the reign of the Theban pharaoh Kamose, Cusae marked the boundary between the northern Hyksos realm and the southern Theban kingdom. It was a cult centre for Hathor and also contained a necropolis, Meir, which was used during the Middle Kingdom to hold the tombs of local aristocrats.
During the 5th century, the City was the settlement of Legio II Flavia Constantia.BishopricThe bishopric of Cusae was a suffragan of the metropolitan see of Antinoë, capital of the Roman province of Thebaid I. Achilles (or Achilleus) was ordained bishop of the see by Meletius of Lycopolis. Another, Elias, was of the 4th or 5th centuries. Theonas took part in the Second Council of Constantinople (553). Later, bishops took the non-Chalcedonian side, the first being Gregorius, who assisted Pope John II (III) of Alexandria on his deathbed.
Al-Qusiya (which was called Qais in the past) is a city and centre in the Asyut Governorate. It is steeped in ancient history and was the northern border of the ancient Egyptian state. Only the ancient City remains in the present-day Al-Barba area, which means the temple, located in the Al-Zarabi neighbourhood of Al-Qusiyah. There are pharaonic monuments in the Mir village, located west of Al-Qusiyah, and Al-Muharraq Monastery.
The City of Al-Qusiya is located north of Assiut Governorate. It is bordered to the north by the centre of Dayrout and to the south by the centre of Manfalut. The Nile River is located to the east of the City. Al-Qusiya is also located directly on the Ibrahimi Canal.
The tombs of the rulers of Al-Qusiya are in the western mountain region of Karot. Fourteen pharaonic tombs were discovered, most of them from the old state, and they are of great archaeological value. However, it will take a great effort to find the rest of the tombs that are filled with the place. A similar number is found in the eastern mountain in Qusayr Al-Amarna. These effects need attention as they suffer from severe neglect.
Al-Qusiya is a city in Assiut Governorate, Egypt. It is bordered on the north by the municipality of Dayrout, on the south by the City of Manfalut, on the east by the Eastern Desert of the Red Sea and Nile River governorates, and on the west by the Western Desert of the New Valley governorate. It has an excellent climate, cool and dry in winter and hot in summer.
In Pharaonic times, the City of Al-Qusiya was the fortified shield of the northern borders of the Kingdom of the South. Therefore, many archaeological sites exist in it, such as the ruins of Mir and Deir al-Qusayr, which overlooks the Nile directly, and the monastery of Muharraq. It has some commercial places but lacks industrial areas, and it has a Sappho factory in the village of Bani Qara, despite its location. Its villages include Al-Sabha, Qasir Al-Amarna, Fazara, Al-Mansha Al-Kubra, Al-Saghra, Bani Qurra, Mir, Qaryat Anak, Al-Hardinah, Arab Al-Jahma, Bani Hilal, Al-Habalsa, Izbat Khasha, Bani Idris, Bani Saleh, Sheikh Aoun Allah, Arab Sheikh Aoun Allah, Al-Tamsahiyah, Buq Al-Talilah, Ezbet Anton, Al-Nazili.
The nature of geography in Al-Qusiya is bordered to the east by mountains and to the west by a mountain range, which makes its climate cold in winter, and through it passes the Ibrahimiya Canal, which was established by Ibrahim Pasha, which helps with proper irrigation. Al-Qusiyah is characterized by the high prices of land, whether agricultural or buildings, and it is the highest City after Assiut, which is the same governorate. The major streets are Al-Jalaa Street, Al-Rai Street, and Al-Markaz Street.
The residents of Al-Qusiya depend on agriculture and trade, and most of it is the travel of most of its children to the Gulf countries to earn a livelihood. One of the most famous sons of Al-Qusiyah is Nabil Al-Arabi, who is from the farmer’s house in the village of Arab Al-Jahma. The Messiah Jesus bin Mary visited the City and lived there for six months and ten days in the Muharraq monastery area. There are luxurious buildings in Al-Qusiyah.
Qusiyah is considered one of the oldest Egyptian cities, as it was the capital of the 14th region of Central Egypt, Kiss. During the Hyksos occupation of Egypt, the Qusiya princes confronted them. They stopped their advance, thus protecting the Egyptian kingdom from collapse and allied with the princes of Thebes for the Hyksos war. In al-Qusiyah, a plaque commemorates their victory over the Hyksos in the al-Birba area of al-Qusiya carpets. There is nothing left of the old City except the al-Qusiya carpet area, which was built over the ruins of al-Qusiyah, which is waiting to be discovered, as it appears while the people are carrying out construction and excavation work, the last of which is the appearance of the heads of the pillars of the temples during the construction of the Al-Uruba Experimental School in al-Qusiya.
