sentences:  The name originates from the chief city of the governorate, originally known in Sahidic Coptic as "Tmoone" and in Bohairic as "Thmonē", meaning “the residence”, in reference to a monastery formerly in the area.The name may also originate from the city's name in Egyptian "Men'at Khufu".The rate of poverty is more than 60% in this governorate, where the total population is nearly 6 million.