Az-Zainiya (, pi-Solsel "the adornment") is a name given to two villages in the Luxor Governorate, Egypt – az-Zainiya Bahari (, pi-Solsel Pemhit) and az-Zainiya Qibli (, pi-Solsel Phres). The two villages were one of the last places where Coptic, the latest stage of the ancient Egyptian language, was spoken, according to 17th-18th century travelers at the time.
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