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Discover Bastarah in Egypt

Bastarah in the region of Al Buḩayrah is a town located in Egypt - some 86 mi or ( 138 km ) North-West of Cairo , the country's capital .

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Local time in Bastarah is now 03:57 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Cairo " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Lemesos, Zawiyat Nu'aym, Zahrah al Qibliyah, Zahrah al Bahriyah, and Naj' az Zaghabat. When in this area, you might want to check out Lemesos . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Bastarah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Damanhur

Damanhur is a city in Lower Egypt, and the capital of the Beheira Governorate. It is located 160 km northwest of Cairo, and 70 km E.S.E. of Alexandria, in the middle of the western Nile Delta. In Ancient Egypt, the city was the capital of Lower Egypt's 7th Nome of A-ment. It stood on the banks of a canal which connected the lake Mareotis with the Canopic or most westerly arm of the Nile. (Champollion, L'Egypte, vol. ii. p.  249). The city was dedicated to the Ancient Egyptian god Horus.

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Located at 31.05 30.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek sites in Egypt, Governorate capitals in Egypt, Jewish pilgrimage sites, Nile River Delta, Populated places in Beheira Governorate, Roman sites in Egypt, Titular sees in Africa

Ala'ab Damanhour Stadium

Ala'ab Damanhour Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Damanhour, Egypt. It is currently used mostly for football matches, on club level by Ala'ab Damanhour. The stadium has a capacity of 8,000 spectators. It also hosted some matches during the 1974 African Cup of Nations.

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Located at 31.04 30.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Football venues in Egypt

Damanhour Stadium

Damanhour Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Damanhour, Egypt, which is currently under construction. Once completed, it will be used mostly for football matches. The main tenant of the stadium will be Alaab Damanhur. The stadium will have a capacity of 60,000 people, all-seated. After the Egyptian failure to host the world cup 2010, the construction and building of this stadium was completely halted.

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Located at 31.04 30.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Football venues in Egypt

Damanhour University

Damanhour University is located in Damanhour Egypt. It was established in 2010.

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Located at 31.04 30.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: 2010 establishments in Egypt, Educational institutions established in 2010, Universities in Egypt

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 11 km away
Tags: 1911 in Egypt, 1911 in science, Geology of Egypt, History of Egypt (1900–present), Martian meteorites, Meteorites found in Egypt