Deir Mawas
Deir Mawas Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 27°38′N 30°51′E / 27.633°N 30.850°E / 27.633; 30.850
Country	Egypt
Governorate	Minya
Area [1]
• Total	90.0 sq mi (233.2 km2)
Elevation [1]	160 ft (50 m)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	451,702
• Density	5,000/sq mi (1,900/km2)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EST)

Deir Mawas or Deir Muas (Arabic: دير مواس, lit. 'monastery of razors') is a city in Egypt. It is located in the Minya Governorate, on the west bank of the Nile.

History

The name of the city likely comes from a now vanished Coptic monastery of Archangel Michael.^[2]

On 18 March 1919, the people of Deir Mawas Led by the family of AbouZeid, joined the revolution against Great Britain, which swept across Egypt. They cut the railway-roads and killed a number of British officers, and the British retaliated by executing a number of the city's civilians. The day of 18 March has become the official holiday of Al Minya Governorate in commemoration of those executed by the British.