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Arab al 'Atiyat al Bahriyah in the region of Al Baḩr al Aḩmar is a town in Egypt - some 189 mi or ( 305 km ) South of Cairo , the country's capital city .
Current time in Arab al 'Atiyat al Bahriyah is now 04:19 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Cairo " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Beersheba, Suhaj, Sarawah, Qina, and Nazlat Rumayh. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Beersheba . Where to go and what to see in Arab al 'Atiyat al Bahriyah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Deir el-Gabrawi
Deir el-Gabrawi is a village in Upper Egypt. It is located on the east bank of the Nile, directly east of the city of Manfalut, in the Asyut Governorate.
Located at 27.33 31.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Manfalut
Manfalut is a city in Egypt. It is located on the west bank of the Nile, in the Asyut Governorate. The city is at 350 km (230 miles) south of Cairo. In 2006 it had a population of 82,585 people. Local agriculture includes cotton production. The famous Egyptian writer and poet Mustafa Lutfi al-Manfaluti was born in Manfalut. By 1993 the area was considered an Islamic stronghold. On 17 November 2012, a bus-train collision near Manfalut caused the deaths of 51 children.
Located at 27.32 30.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Abnub
Abnub is a city in Egypt. It is located on the east bank of the Nile, in the Asyut Governorate, several kilometres northwest of Asyut.
Located at 27.27 31.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Manqabad
Manqabad also spelled Mankabad is a town in Upper Egypt, near the city of Asyut. A military station was located in the town which was referred to as "beyond civilization", being the last vestige of the Nile River Valley before the southern desert. In the 1940s, the station had 3000 officers and soldiers, including a number of whom like Gamal Abdel Nasser, Khaled Mohieddin and Anwar Sadat who would become members of the Free Officers Movement.
Located at 27.20 31.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
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.
Located at 27.23 31.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
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