dayr al-turfah. This dayr has disappeared. M. Ramzi (1953-1968, Vol. 1, p. 260) situated it in the district of Samalut. The State of the Provinces in A.H. 777/A.D. 1375 still mentions it. It is not known on which bank of the Nile it was, though Ramzi says that it was situated on the left bank.
Dayr Al-Turfah
By René-Georges Coquin, Maurice Martin
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- René-Georges CoquinMaurice Martin
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- Claremont Coptic Encyclopedia
Bibliography
‘Abd al-Latif. Relation de l'Egypte de ‘Abd al Latif, trans. and ed. A. I. S. de Sacy. In Relation de l'Egypte. Paris, 1810. L'Etat des provinces is translated in an appendix. Ramzi, M. Al-Qamus al-Jughrafi lil-Bilad al-Misriyyah, Vol. 1. Cairo, 1953. RENÉ-GEORGES COQUIN MAURICE MARTIN, S. J.