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Discover Ash Shawashinah in Egypt

Ash Shawashinah in the region of Al Fayyūm is a place located in Egypt - some 61 mi or ( 98 km ) South-West of Cairo , the country's capital .

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Local time in Ash Shawashinah is now 11:38 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Cairo " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Gaza, Izbat Zuhay, Tallat, Sinaru, and Shakshuk. When in this area, you might want to check out Gaza . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Ash Shawashinah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

FCI Fayoum Graduation Party 2012

1:43 min by moustafa maged
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FCI Fayoum Graduation Party 2012 ..

4x4ing in Dunes of Ghoroud Samuel

1:41 min by Mohamed Mabrouk
Views: 84 Rating: 5.00

SaharaSafaris Club in Cairo is one of the largest promoters to safe 4x4ing in the Sahara desert in Egypt. Watch their group on facebook (saharasafaris.club) for more action and courses, and gatherings ..


مسابقة اختيار اجمل كلب Nice Dogs - Beautiful Dog Competition - Egypthands

0:29 min by احنا نحلها
Views: 57 Rating: 5.00

www.egypthands.com www.youtube.com اعمالنا youtu.be مسابقة اختيار اجمل كلب Nice Dogs - Beautiful Dog Competition - الى محبى الحيوانات وخاصة الكلاب عرض فيديو يحتوى على 100 كلب لاختيار اجمل كلب وافضل نو ..

My Heart Will Go On.m4v

0:40 min by wayleadsontoway
Views: 12 Rating: 0.00

Desert camping in Fayoum, Egypt - Evening entertainment around the fire. February 2010 ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Lake Moeris

Lake Moeris is an ancient lake in the northwest of the Faiyum Oasis, 80 km southwest of Cairo, Egypt. It persists in modern times as a smaller lake called Birket Qarun. The lake's surface is 43 m (140 ft) below sea-level, and covers about 202 square kilometres . Lake Moeris was freshwater in prehistory, but is today a saltwater lake. It is a source for tilapia and other fish from the local area. Its area is estimated to vary between 1,270 km² (490 mi²) and 1,700 km² (656 mi²).

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 29.45 30.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Faiyum Governorate, Geography of ancient Egypt, Lakes of Egypt, National parks of Egypt, Shrunken lakes

Faiyum Oasis

The Faiyum Oasis (or Al-Fayoum Oasis, Al Fayyum Oasis, and other variations in spelling) is a depression or basin in the desert immediately to the west of the Nile south of Cairo. The extent of the basin area is estimated at between 1,270 km² (490 mi²) and 1700 km² (656 mi²). The basin floor comprises fields watered by a channel of the Nile, the Bahr Yussef, as it drains into a desert depression to the west of the Nile Valley.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 29.45 30.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Faiyum Governorate, Geography of ancient Egypt, Oases of Egypt

Faiyum Governorate

Faiyum Governorate is one of the governorates of Egypt in the middle of the country. Its capital is the city of Faiyum, located about 81 mi (130 km) south west of Cairo. It has a population of 2,512,792 (2006).

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Located at 29.36 30.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Faiyum Governorate, Governorates of Egypt

Medinet Maadi

Medinet Maadi is a site in the southwestern Faiyum region of Egypt where a temple of the cobra-goddess Renenutet (a harvest deity) was founded during the reigns of Amenemhat III and Amenemhat IV (1855-1799 BC). It was later expanded and embellished during the Greco-Roman period. The dark sandstone inner part of the temple consists of a small papyrus-columned hall leading to a sanctuary comprising three chapels, each containing statues of deities.

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Located at 29.19 30.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Egypt