Touring Al 'Aziziyah in Egypt
Al 'Aziziyah in the region of Al Fayyūm is a city located in Egypt - some 46 mi or ( 75 km ) South of Cairo , the country's capital city .
Time in Al 'Aziziyah is now 01:27 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Cairo " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Gaza, Tel Aviv, Haifa, Beersheba, and Zawiyat al Maslub. Being here already, consider visiting Gaza . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Al 'Aziziyah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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The Great Sphinx, slideshow
The great Spinx at Giza, slideshow. Want to see more pictures and slideshows? Visit us at www.byeprod.no ..
Mario Saveri entering in the Red Pyramid in Egypt.AVI
Mario Saveri Entering the red Pyramid, entrando na pirâmide vermelha ..
Camel ride at the pyramids
Camel ride in Giza, Egypt, site of the Big Pyramids ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Meidum
Located about 100 km south of modern Cairo, Meidum or Maidum is the location of a large pyramid, and several large mud-brick mastabas.
Located at 29.39 31.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Gerzeh culture
Gerzeh, also Girza or Jirzah, was a predynastic Egyptian cemetery located along the west bank of the Nile and today named after al-Girza, the nearby present day town in Egypt. Gerzeh is situated only several miles due east of the lake of the Al Fayyum. The Gerzean culture is a material culture identified by archaeologists. The Gerzean is the second of three phases of the Naqada Culture, and so is called Naqada II.
Located at 29.45 31.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Karanis
Karanis, located in modern Kom Aushim, was an agricultural town in Graeco-Roman Egypt, located in the northeast corner of the Fayum. "It was one of a number of towns established in the Arsinoite nome under Ptolemy II Philadelphus as part of a scheme to settle Greek mercenaries among the indigenous Egyptians and to exploit the potential fertile Fayum basin".
Located at 29.52 30.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tarkhan (Egypt)
Tarkhan is the modern name for an Ancient Egyptian cemetery, located about 50 km south of Cairo on the West bank of the Nile. The cemetery was excavated in two seasons by Flinders Petrie. Tombs of almost all periods were found, but most importantly many belonging to the time of Egyptian state formation, around 3000 BC. Petrie found more than 2,000 tombs, most of them simple holes in the ground belonging to common people.
Located at 29.50 31.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Atfih
Atfih is a city in Middle Egypt. It was part of the now defunct Helwan Governorate from April 2008 to April 2011, after which it was reincorporated into the Cairo Governorate. As of 2001, it has a population of 106,300 inhabitants.
Located at 29.42 31.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
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