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Touring Ar Rub in Egypt

Ar Rub in the region of Al Fayyūm is a city located in Egypt - some 63 mi or ( 102 km ) South-West of Cairo , the country's capital city .

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Time in Ar Rub is now 08:23 PM (Tuesday) . 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, Tallat, Sinaru, Shakshuk, and Sanhur al Bahriyah. 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 Ar Rub ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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GTA 4 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra !! ENB series Extreme Graphics [ Car mods + RealizmIV + VisualIV ]

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FCI Fayoum Graduation Party 2012

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Camping in The Valley of the Whales El Wadi Hitan, Egypt

3:27 min by travelswithsheila
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www.TravelsWithSheila.com One night of camping in the Valley of the Whales, El Wadi Hitan, was ahead of us. Stops along the way to pick up dinner and breakfast makings. Rice, potatoes, tomatoes, and a ..

Only in Egypt

0:15 min by jaelrev2134
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I had a friend (who claimed to be an expert camel rider) on the camel with me and he didn't obey the rules of camel riding. So when the camel stood up, my hand got stuck between the horn of the saddle ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Faiyum Governorate

Faiyum Governorate is one of the governorates of Egypt in the middle of the country. Its capital is the city of Faiyum, located about 81 mi (130 km) south west of Cairo. It has a population of 2,512,792 (2006).

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Located at 29.36 30.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Faiyum Governorate, Governorates of Egypt

Medinet Maadi

Medinet Maadi is a site in the southwestern Faiyum region of Egypt where a temple of the cobra-goddess Renenutet (a harvest deity) was founded during the reigns of Amenemhat III and Amenemhat IV (1855-1799 BC). It was later expanded and embellished during the Greco-Roman period. The dark sandstone inner part of the temple consists of a small papyrus-columned hall leading to a sanctuary comprising three chapels, each containing statues of deities.

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Located at 29.19 30.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Egypt

Fayoum University

Fayoum University (FU) is a public university located in the Egyptian city of Al Fayoum in northern Egypt. From 1976 to 2005, Fayoum University was a public institution within the University of Cairo. In August 2005, it was established as an independent campus with 2,000 faculty members and enrollment of about 25. 000 students. The city of Fayoum is an oasis located approximately 63 miles southwest of Cairo and is noted for its agricultural production and tourism.

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Located at 29.32 30.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: 2005 establishments in Egypt, Educational institutions established in 2005, Faiyum, Universities in Egypt

Lake Moeris

Lake Moeris is an ancient lake in the northwest of the Faiyum Oasis, 80 km southwest of Cairo, Egypt. It persists in modern times as a smaller lake called Birket Qarun. The lake's surface is 43 m (140 ft) below sea-level, and covers about 202 square kilometres . Lake Moeris was freshwater in prehistory, but is today a saltwater lake. It is a source for tilapia and other fish from the local area. Its area is estimated to vary between 1,270 km² (490 mi²) and 1,700 km² (656 mi²).

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Located at 29.45 30.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Faiyum Governorate, Geography of ancient Egypt, Lakes of Egypt, National parks of Egypt, Shrunken lakes

Faiyum Oasis

The Faiyum Oasis (or Al-Fayoum Oasis, Al Fayyum Oasis, and other variations in spelling) is a depression or basin in the desert immediately to the west of the Nile south of Cairo. The extent of the basin area is estimated at between 1,270 km² (490 mi²) and 1700 km² (656 mi²). The basin floor comprises fields watered by a channel of the Nile, the Bahr Yussef, as it drains into a desert depression to the west of the Nile Valley.

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Located at 29.45 30.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Faiyum Governorate, Geography of ancient Egypt, Oases of Egypt