Copts

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The Copts are an ethnoreligious group indigenous to Egypt and the broader Middle East, primarily adherents of the Coptic Orthodox Church and considered the largest Christian community in the Arab world.

All labels observed (9)

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian community
ethnoreligious group
ancestralPopulation ancient Egyptians
associatedChurchFamily Oriental Orthodox Churches
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy
calendar Coptic calendar
christologicalTradition Oriental Orthodox
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy
culturalSymbol Coptic cross
linked to: Christian cross

Coptic iconography
Coptic language
ethnicity Coptic
etymologyFrom Greek word Aigyptios
historicalLanguage Egyptian language
indigenousTo Egypt
Middle East
languageTradition Coptic language
largestChristianCommunityIn Arab world
Egypt
liturgicalLanguage Arabic
Coptic language
majorChurch Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
majorFeast Coptic Christmas
Coptic Easter
linked to: Easter
majorityCountry Egypt
patriarchate See of Saint Mark
persecutionHistory periodic discrimination in Egypt
primaryDenomination Coptic Catholic Church
Coptic Evangelical Church
Coptic Orthodox Church
religion Christianity
script Coptic script
scriptOrigin Demotic Egyptian signs
Greek alphabet
selfDesignation Copts
significantPopulationIn Australia
Brazil
Canada
France
Germany
Libya
Sudan
United Kingdom
United States
spiritualLeaderTitle Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark
Pope of Alexandria
traditionalProfession administration
banking
crafts
trade
traditionalRegion Nile Delta
linked to: Lower Egypt

Nile Valley

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Arab world hasEthnicGroup Copts
Copts selfDesignation Copts
Fatimid Caliphate religiousMinorities Coptic Christians
linked to: Copts
Manuscript Found in Accra hasCentralFigure the Copt
linked to: Copts
Islamization of North Africa significantGroup Copts in Egypt
linked to: Copts
Coptic language primaryCommunity Coptic Christians
linked to: Copts
Coptic Christmas celebratedBy Coptic Christians
linked to: Copts
Coptic Christmas celebratedBy Egyptian Copts
linked to: Copts
Scetes pilgrimageSiteFor Coptic Orthodox Christians
linked to: Copts
Liturgy of Saint Cyril usedByCommunity Coptic Christians
linked to: Copts
Coptic script usedBy Egyptian Christians
linked to: Copts
Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem religiousCommunity Coptic Orthodox Christians
linked to: Copts
Egyptian diaspora in North America ethnicComposition Coptic Egyptians
linked to: Copts
Historic Cairo containsReligiousCommunity Coptic Christians
subject linked to: historic Cairo
linked to: Copts
Sohag Governorate hasReligiousMinority Coptic Orthodox Christians
linked to: Copts
Fustat hadCommunity Coptic Christians
linked to: Copts
1919 Egyptian Revolution participant Egyptian Copts
linked to: Copts
Heliopolis hasReligiousCommunity Coptic Christians
linked to: Copts
Islamic State – Sinai Province targets Coptic Christians
linked to: Copts
Koiak usedBy Coptic Christians
linked to: Copts
Nayrouz observedBy Coptic Christians
linked to: Copts
Akhmimic Coptic usedBy Egyptian Christians
linked to: Copts
Fayyumic Coptic usedBy Coptic Christians
linked to: Copts
Sahidic Coptic usedBy Egyptian Christians
linked to: Copts
Coptic Orthodox diaspora worldwide hasEthnicOrigin Egyptian Copts
linked to: Copts
Coptic cross associatedWith Coptic people
linked to: Copts
Coptic cross wornBy Coptic Christians
linked to: Copts