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Where are Egypt’s largest Coptic Christian communities located?

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Within Egypt, the largest Coptic Christian communities are most numerous in the middle Nile valley governorates of Asyūṭ, Al-Minyā, and Qinā. Additionally, approximately one-fourth of the total Coptic population resides in Cairo, where they continue to maintain a significant presence in certain districts of the city.123