Deir Abu Hinnis

Deir Abu Hinnis (Arabic: دير أبو حنس) is a village in the Minya Governorate, Egypt, on the eastern side of the Nile. The village includes an archaeological site that contain more than two hundred limestone quarries. The quarries in Deir Abu Hinnis were in use from the Middle Kingdom (2125–1775 BC) to the Coptic Period (3rd century–9th century AD).

Deir Abu Hinnis دير أبو حنس
Deir Abu Hinnis Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 27.7902°N 30.9103°E / 27.7902; 30.9103
Country	Egypt
Governorate	Minya
Time zone	UTC+2 (EST)

The village had a population of 19,638 in 2006.^[1]

A 6th-century cave church in the mountains between Deir Abu Hinnis and Deir El Bersha shows the oldest painting of the Flight into Egypt.

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  Church of John the Short