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Explore Qaryat Mirtah in Egypt

Qaryat Mirtah in the region of Al Buḩayrah is a town in Egypt - some 58 mi or ( 94 km ) North-West of Cairo , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Qaryat Mirtah is now 12:05 PM (Monday) . 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: Gaza, Zawiyat Mubarak, Zawiyat Khunayzah, Zawiyat Furayj, and Zawiyat Abu Shushah. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Gaza . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Qaryat Mirtah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

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 16 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 16 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Egypt, Former populated places in Egypt

Kellia

Kellia ("the Cells"), referred to as "the innermost desert", was a 4th century Egyptian Christian monastic community spread out over many square kilometers in the Nitrian Desert. It was one of three centers of monastic activity in the region, the other two were Nitria and Scetis (Wadi El Natrun). It is called al-Muna in Arabic and was inhabited until the 9th century. Only archaeological sites remain today.

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Located at 30.78 30.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Egypt, Coptic settlements, Former populated places in Egypt