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Explore Aslan in Egypt

Aslan in the region of Al Fayyūm is a place in Egypt - some 42 mi or ( 68 km ) South of Cairo , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Aslan

Time in Aslan is now 07:35 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Cairo " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Gaza, Tel Aviv, Haifa, Beersheba, and Zawiyat al Maslub. Since you are here already, consider visiting Gaza . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Aslan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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The Great Sphinx, slideshow

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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

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Mario Saveri Entering the red Pyramid, entrando na pirâmide vermelha ..


Vacanze Egitto.wmv

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Vacanze Egitto 2010 crociera sul Nilo , cairo, holydays in egypt ..

The Nile / Nil - Egypt

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The Nile. Egypt. Salesmen on the river Nile. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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".

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Located at 29.52 30.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Egypt, Former populated places in Egypt

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.

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Located at 29.39 31.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Ancient Egyptian pyramids, Archaeological sites in Egypt, Former world's tallest buildings, Populated places in Egypt

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.

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Located at 29.45 31.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Ancient Egyptian palettes, Archaeological sites in Egypt, Predynastic Egypt

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.

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Located at 29.50 31.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Egypt

Pyramid of Neferefre

The Pyramid of Raneferef, also known as the Pyramid of Neferefre, is an unfinished Egyptian pyramid from the 5th Dynasty, located in the necropolis of Abusir, Egypt. After the early death of Pharaoh Raneferef, the unfinished building was reconstructed into a geometric mastaba, becoming the burial place of the deceased king. Despite the demolition of the actual pyramid, the complex was augmented through extensive construction of temples by Raneferef's successors.

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Located at 29.56 31.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: 25th-century BC architecture, Ancient Egyptian pyramids, Memphis, Egypt, Unfinished buildings and structures