Dairut is a city in Egypt. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. It is located on the west bank of the Nile, in the Asyut Governorate. The Nile (النيل, Ancient Egyptian iteru or Ḥ'pī, Coptic piaro or phiaro) is a major north-flowing River Asyut Governorate (أسيوط is one of the governorates of Egypt.