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Discover An Nashw al Bahri in Egypt

An Nashw al Bahri in the region of Al Buḩayrah is a place located in Egypt - some 99 mi or ( 159 km ) North-West of Cairo , the country's capital .

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Local time in An Nashw al Bahri is now 05:54 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: Lemesos, Sidi Ghazi, Naj' az Zaghabat, Tanta, and Khurshid. When in this area, you might want to check out Lemesos . 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 An Nashw al Bahri ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Egypt Tour - Alexandria Airport to Hotel, Day1

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Our journey from the Airport to the city ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Nakhla meteorite

Nakhla is a famous martian meteorite fallen in Egypt in 1911. It was the first meteorite reported from Egypt, the first one to suggest signs of aqueous processes on Mars, and the prototype for Nakhlite type of meteorites.

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Located at 31.15 30.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: 1911 in Egypt, 1911 in science, Geology of Egypt, History of Egypt (1900–present), Martian meteorites, Meteorites found in Egypt

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 17 km away
Tags: Bays of Egypt

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 19 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

Battle of Alexandria

The Battle of Alexandria or Battle of Canope, fought on March 21, 1801 between the French army under General Menou and the British expeditionary corps under Sir Ralph Abercrombie, took place near the ruins of Nicopolis, on the narrow spit of land between the sea and Lake Abukir, along which the British troops had advanced towards Alexandria after the actions of Abukir on March 8 and Mandora on March 13.

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Located at 31.31 30.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: 1801 in Egypt, 1801 in France, Battles involving Egypt, Battles involving the United Kingdom, Battles of the French Revolutionary Wars, Conflicts in 1801

Battle of Abukir (1801)

The Battle of Abukir of 8 March 1801 was the second battle of the Egyptian campaign in the French Revolutionary Wars, to be fought at Abu Qir on the Mediterranean coast, near the Nile delta. A British army of 5,000 led by General Ralph Abercromby landed along the beach to dislodge an entrenched French detachment of 2,000 under General Louis Friant. They did so, but not before 1,100 British troops were lost.

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Located at 31.31 30.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: 1801 in Egypt, Battles involving Egypt, Battles involving the United Kingdom, Battles of the French Revolutionary Wars, Conflicts in 1801, Egypt–United Kingdom relations, France–United Kingdom relations