Al Khamasah Destination Guide
Discover Al Khamasah in Egypt!
Al Khamasah in the region of Ad Daqahlīyah is a place located in Egypt - some 65 mi (or 104 km) North of Cairo, the country's capital.
Local time in Al Khamasah is now 11:25 AM (Sunday). The local timezone is named "Africa / Cairo" with an UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Tyre, Beirut, Tel Aviv, Haifa, Izbat Zur Abu al Layl or Izbat Fahmi Hasan. When in this area, you might want to check out Zafar, Urban Jazirat Abu 'Umran, Tall at Tawil, Tall Rak, Taj al 'Izz and Sad Ghayn Alif as well. We found some clips posted online. Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation.
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Interesting facts about this location
Thmuis
Thmuis is a city of Lower Egypt, on the canal east of the Nile, between its Tanitic and Mendesian branches. In Greco-Roman Egypt, Thmuis replaced Djedet as the capital of Lower Egypt's 16th nome of Kha [ Herodotus (II, 166) ]. The two cities are only several hundred meters apart. Ptolemy also states that the city was the capital of the Mendesian nome. Thumis was an episcopal see in the Roman province of Augustamnica Prima, suffragan of Pelusium.
Located at 30.93, 31.65 (Lat. / Lng.), less than 8 mi away.
Mendes
Mendes (Μένδης), the Greek name of the Ancient Egyptian city of Djedet, also known in Ancient Egypt as Per-Banebdjedet ("The Domain of the Ram Lord of Djedet") and Anpet, is known today as Tell El-Ruba. The city is located in the eastern Nile delta and was the capital of the 16th Lower Egyptian nome of Kha, until it was replaced by Thmuis in Greco-Roman Egypt. The two cities are only several hundred meters apart.
Located at 30.93, 31.65 (Lat. / Lng.), less than 8 mi away.
Pi-Ramesses
Pi-Ramesses (Pi-Ramesses Aa-nakhtu, meaning "House of Ramesses, Great in Victory") was the new capital built by the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt Pharaoh Ramesses II (Ramesses the Great, reigned 1279-1213 BC) at Qantir near the old site of Avaris. The city had previously served as a summer palace under Seti I (c. 1290 BC - 1279 BC) and may have been originally founded by Ramesses I (c. 1292-1290 BC) while he served under Horemheb.
Located at 30.93, 31.65 (Lat. / Lng.), less than 14 mi away.
Avaris
Avaris was the capital of Egypt under the Hyksos. It was located at modern Tell el-Dab'a in the northeastern region of the Nile Delta, at the juncture of the 8th, 14th, 19th and 20th Nomes. As the main course of the Nile migrated eastward, its position at the hub of Egypt's delta emporia made it a major administrative capital of the Hyksos and other traders.
Located at 30.93, 31.65 (Lat. / Lng.), less than 14 mi away.
Faqous
Faqus is a town in the Egyptian governorate of Ash Sharqiyah Governorate. Local attractions include monuments of the Pharaohs in Tal el-Dab'a, Qantier, and Omm Egrim.
Located at 30.93, 31.65 (Lat. / Lng.), less than 16 mi away.
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