An Introduction to Assuit/Tulle-Bi-Telli
Tulle-bi-telli, which is frequently called Assuit (or Asyut, Assyut, Assiut, and other variations), is a wonderful textile marrying cotton or linen mesh with small strips of metal. Tulle-bi-telli translates roughly as "net with metal," but it looks much nicer than its plain name. Assuit is the city where it is made. It's located about 234 miles south of Cairo and is the largest town in Upper Egypt.
![[Map showing location of Assuit]](001.jpg "[Map showing location of Assuit]")
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