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Explore Al Halawani in Egypt

Al Halawani in the region of Al Buḩayrah is a place in Egypt - some 104 mi or ( 167 km ) North-West of Cairo , the country's capital city .

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Time in Al Halawani is now 08:34 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Cairo " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Nicosia, Lemesos, Naj' az Zaghabat, Tanta, and Tamamah. Since you are here already, consider visiting Nicosia . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Al Halawani ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Abu Qir Bay

The Abū Qīr Bay (sometimes transliterated Abukir Bay or Aboukir Bay) is a spacious bay on the Mediterranean Sea in Egypt, lying between Abu Qir and the Rosetta mouth of the Nile. It contains a natural gas field, discovered in the 1970s. On August 1, 1798, Horatio Nelson fought the Battle of the Nile, often referred to as the "Battle of Aboukir Bay". (The latter title is applied more properly to an engagement between the French expeditionary army and the Ottomans fought on July 25, 1799.

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Located at 31.30 30.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Bays of Egypt

Idku

Idku, also spelt Edkou is a town in Alexandria Governorate, Egypt.

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Located at 31.30 30.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
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Battle of the Nile

The Battle of the Nile (also known as the Battle of Aboukir Bay, in French as the Bataille d'Aboukir or in Egyptian Arabic as معركة أبي قير البحرية) was a major naval battle fought between British and French fleets at Aboukir Bay on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt from 1–3 August 1798.

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Located at 31.33 30.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: 1798 in Egypt, Conflicts in 1798, Egypt–United Kingdom relations, France–United Kingdom relations, Horatio Nelson, Mediterranean campaign of 1798, Naval battles involving France, Naval battles involving Great Britain, Naval battles of the French Revolutionary Wars

Heracleion

Heracleion is also a spelling of Heraklion, Crete. Heracleion was an ancient Egyptian city near modern day Alexandria. It was known as early as the 12th century BC but its importance grew during the waning days of the pharaohs, the late period. Herakleion was Egypt's main port in the time of the pharaohs. It was famous because it was believed that Helen of Troy and Hercules have visited the city, and the city even gained its name from Hercules.

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Located at 31.30 30.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Egypt, Cities in Ancient Egypt, Former populated places in Egypt, Mediterranean port cities and towns in Egypt, Underwater ruins

Canopus, Egypt

Canopus was an Ancient Egyptian coastal town, located in the Nile Delta. Its site is in the eastern outskirts of modern-day Alexandria, around 25 kilometres from the centre of that city. Canopus stood in the seventh nome (Menelaites, later Canopites after it), on the western bank at the mouth of the westernmost branch of the River Nile – known as the Canopic or Heracleotic branch or -mouth. It was the principal port in Egypt for Greek trade before the foundation of Alexandria.

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Located at 31.30 30.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Egypt, Former populated places in Egypt, Mediterranean port cities and towns in Egypt, Nile River Delta, Titular sees in Africa