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Naj' al 'Atfi Destination Guide

Explore Naj' al 'Atfi in Egypt

Naj' al 'Atfi in the region of Al Buḩayrah is a town in Egypt - some 74 mi or ( 119 km ) North-West of Cairo , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Naj' al 'Atfi is now 05:54 PM (Friday) . 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: Lemesos, Gaza, Zumran an Nakhl, Zawiyat Nu'aym, and Zawiyat Musallam. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Lemesos . Where to go and what to see in Naj' al 'Atfi ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Nitria (monastic site)

Nitria is one of the earliest Christian monastic sites in Egypt. It was the earliest of the three major centers of Christian monastic activity in the Nitrian Desert, the other two were Kellia and Scetis. Nitria was founded in AD 330 by Ammon and quickly attracted thousands of monks through the remainder of the 4th century. By 390, it evolved from a loose collection of solitary monks to an organized community with bankers, merchants and church services.

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Located at 30.93 30.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Egypt, Coptic settlements, Former populated places in Egypt

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 13 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

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 16 km away
Tags: 2010 establishments in Egypt, Educational institutions established in 2010, Universities 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 16 km away
Tags: Football venues in Egypt

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 16 km away
Tags: Football venues in Egypt