Monastery of the Holy Virgin at Dirunka. Asyut, Egypt

---

Monastery of the Holy Virgin at Dirunka. Dirunka convent was built by a cave where the Holy Family are said to have taken refuge during the flight into Egypt. Asyut is the Egyptian city with the highest Coptic Christian concentration.

---

Size: 4752px × 3167px
Location: Monastery of the Holy Virgin at Dirunka. Asyut, Egypt
Photo credit: © Luis Dafos / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: africa, african, arab, arabic, assiut, asyut, basilica, belfry, christian, christianity, christians, church, convent, coptic, cross, cultural, culture, dirunka, dronka, durunka, east, eastern, egypt, egyptian, historical, middle, minority, monastery, north, orthodox, religion, religious, sanctuary, temple, travel