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Al Qasr Destination Guide

Discover Al Qasr in Egypt

Al Qasr in the region of Asyūţ is a place located in Egypt - some 197 mi or ( 316 km ) South of Cairo , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Al Qasr

Local time in Al Qasr is now 02:08 PM (Thursday) . 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: Suhaj, Sawalim Abnub, Rifah, Qirqaris, and Qina. When in this area, you might want to check out Suhaj . 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 Al Qasr ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

dronka

5:21 min by Magdi Habachi
Views: 12834 Rating: 5.00

Every year during the month of August, believers in the virgin mary coming from everywhere. Christian (+ moslem) reside for sometimes 40 days in the mountain dronka where things seem to have happened. ..

Stolen Treasures || Trailer

1:42 min by LongtailNet
Views: 1598 Rating: 5.00

DVD Available and Download to Own at: www.longtailnet.com Every day, somewhere in the world, an archeological site is looted, often with an eye to find antiquities to sell in the big money market for ..


A cruise on the river Nile, this is how I will begin my film.

0:52 min by Kinnaer01
Views: 437 Rating: 5.00

By end of March 2009 we are going to do a cruise on the river Nile. I always make the beginning of the film before I'm leaving. This is how I will start the film. Like I said before and now, I like or ..

Dendera another small cruise Jimandtarja's photos around Dendera, Egypt (lotus louxor denderah)

2:12 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
Views: 230 Rating: 5.00

Preview of Jimandtarja's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Hieracon

Hieracon or Hierakon or Theracon (Not. Imp. ) or Ancient Egyptian Pr-Nemty, was an ancient fortified city of Upper Egypt, situated on the right bank of the Nile, now the site of the modern-day village of al Atawla, Egypt. Here, in Roman times, was quartered the cohors prima of the Lusitanian auxiliaries. It stood nearly midway between the western extremity of Mons Alabastrites and the city of Lycopolis, latitude 27° 15′North. Hieracon (Ἱεράκων κώμη, Ptol. vi. 7.

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Located at 27.23 31.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek sites in Egypt, Archaeological sites in Egypt, Cities in Ancient Egypt, Former populated places in Egypt, Roman sites in Egypt

Beni Mur

Beni Mur is an Egyptian town in Upper Egypt located 8 kilometers north of the city of Asyut. A prominent figure from Beni Mur is the former President of Egypt, Gamal Abdel Nasser. According to Robert Stephens, the town as named after the tribe of "Beni Mur" who hailed from the Hejaz in the western Arabian Peninsula. Beni Mur is also the site of the Church of Saint George which is visited annually on 1 May by local Coptic pilgrims.

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Located at 27.23 31.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Populated places in Asyut Governorate

Assiut Barrage

The Assiut Barrage is a dam on the Nile in the city of Assiut in Upper Egypt (250 miles to the south of Cairo). It was designed by the famous British engineer Sir William Willcocks who also designed and built the Aswan Dam. The Assiut dam was constructed between 1898 and 1903 across the Nile, about 350 miles down-stream from the Aswan Dam in order to divert the water of the river at low water into Egypt's largest irrigation canal, the Ibrahimiya Canal.

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Located at 27.20 31.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Barrages, Dams completed in 1903, Dams in Egypt, Nile

Asiut University Stadium

Asiut University Stadium is a football stadium in Asyut, Egypt. It is the home stadium of Asyut Petroleum of the Egyptian Premier League. The stadium holds 25,000 spectators.

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Located at 27.19 31.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Football venues in Egypt

Asyut

Lycopolis and Lykopolis redirect here; for the ancient city bearing those names located in the delta of the Nile, see Lycopolis (Delta). Asyutأسيوط (Arabic) File:Assyout city Egypt .

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Located at 27.18 31.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek sites in Egypt, Ancient cities, Former populated places in Egypt, Governorate capitals in Egypt, Marian apparitions, Populated places established in the 4th millennium BC, Populated places in Asyut Governorate, Roman sites in Egypt, Titular Sees of the Coptic Orthodox Church