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Discover Kafr 'Askar Shandid in Egypt

Kafr 'Askar Shandid in the region of Al Buḩayrah is a town located in Egypt - some 67 mi or ( 108 km ) North-West of Cairo , the country's capital .

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Local time in Kafr 'Askar Shandid is now 01:38 PM (Sunday) . 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, Gaza, Sais, Kawm Hamadah, and Kafr az Zayyat. When in this area, you might want to check out Lemesos . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Kafr 'Askar Shandid ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Naucratis

Naucratis or Naukratis,, loosely translated as "(the city that wields) power over ships" (Piemro in Egyptian, now Kom Gieif), was a city of Ancient Egypt, on the Canopic branch of the Nile river, 45 mi (72 km) SE of the open sea and the later capital of Ptolemaic Egypt, Alexandria. It was the first and, for much of its early history, the only permanent Greek colony in Egypt; acting as a symbiotic nexus for the interchange of Greek and Egyptian art and culture.

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Located at 30.90 30.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek cities, Ancient Greeks in Egypt, Archaeological sites in Egypt, Former populated places in Egypt, Milesian colonies, Nile River Delta, Populated places in Egypt

Sais, Egypt

Sais or Sa el-Hagar was an ancient Egyptian town in the Western Nile Delta on the Canopic branch of the Nile. It was the provincial capital of Sap-Meh, the fifth nome of Lower Egypt and became the seat of power during the Twenty-fourth dynasty of Egypt (c. 732–720 BC) and the Saite Twenty-sixth dynasty of Egypt (664–525 BC) during the Late Period. Its Ancient Egyptian name was Zau.

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Located at 30.96 30.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Egypt, Former populated places in Egypt, Nile River Delta, Populated places in Egypt, Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt

Basyoun

Basyoun is a city in Egypt. It is located in Al Gharbiya Governorate.

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Located at 30.94 30.81 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Populated places in Gharbia Governorate

Anthylla

Anthylla is an ancient city of Lower Egypt, on the Canopus branch of the Nile river. Herodotus and Athenaeus report that it provided furnishings for the queen of Egypt. It is sometimes thought to be the ancient city of Gynaecopolis.

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Located at 30.79 30.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Egypt, Former populated places in Egypt

Gynaecopolis

Gynaecoplois (City of Women) is an ancient city in Lower Egypt.

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Located at 30.79 30.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Egypt, Former populated places in Egypt