Beni Mur
Beni Mur (, also spelled Bani Murr) is an Egyptian town in Upper Egypt located 8 kilometers north of the city of Asyut. According to local tradition, the town is originally named after the prominent tribe of Beni Mur who hailed from the Hejaz region, and settled in Egypt sometime during the Muslim conquest of North Africa, and are attributed with promoting the Classical Arabic language and early teachings of Islam. The former Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser's father was born in 1888 in Beni Mur. Beni Mur is the site of the Church of Saint George which  is visited annually on 1 May by local Coptic pilgrims. The church is small, with two altars, dedicated to Saint George and the Mary. A small mosque was built in the town in 1898 and the first primary school was opened in 1900, consisting of a single room.