Explore Izbat al Basil in Egypt
Izbat al Basil in the region of Al Fayyūm is a town in Egypt - some 70 mi or ( 112 km ) South of Cairo , the country's capital city .
Current time in Izbat al Basil is now 06:11 PM (Sunday) . 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, Tel Aviv, Beersheba, Tima Fayyum, and Sidmant al Jabal. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Gaza . We saw 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 Izbat al Basil ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Egypt....the best team in Africa & Asia
A compilation of brilliant goals scored by egyptian players playing for club and country. Featuring: amr zaki (ST) Mido (ST) Zidan (ST) Abo Treka (MF) Ahmed Hassan (MF) Ahmed Fathy (DF) I know this is ..
Alien (unexplained) Sound In Pyramid Burial Chamber!
At 01:33 into the footage and again at 01:50 you can hear a strange sound, I didn't hear it whilst recording so it could be audio feedback on the video camera, never heard it on any previous video foo ..
Ancient Egyptian Light Bulb: Yirser Ra Hotep
Master Yoga Instructor Yirser Ra Hotep leads a group to Egypt and the temple of Denderah to examine an artifact that some speculate is an ancient electrical light source. ..
AL Faiyum
One fantastic day in bedouin life. Oasis of Al Faiyum, Egypt ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Tebtunis
Tebtunis is an Ancient Egyptian city. Its modern site is the village of Tell Umm el-Baragat in the Al Fayyum Governorate. It was also known as Theodosiopolis during the Greco-Roman period.
Located at 29.12 30.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Herakleopolis Magna
Heracleopolis or Herakleopolis Magna is the Greek name of the capital of the Twentieth nome (administrative division) of ancient Egypt, and located approximately 15 km west of the modern city of Beni Suef. It was called Henen-nesut, Nen-nesu, or Hwt-nen-nesu in ancient Egyptian, meaning 'house of the royal child. ' During the period of Roman occupation, it was known as Ehnasya, the etymology of which can be seen in the later names of Hnas (Ϩⲛⲏⲥ) in Coptic, and Ahnas in medieval Arabic writings.
Located at 29.09 30.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Bahr Yussef
The Bahr Yussef, which roughly translates from Arabic as "the waterway of Joseph" (but literally "sea", not "river", which would be "Nahr"), is a canal which connects the Nile River with Fayyum in Egypt. This was originally in prehistoric times a natural offshoot of the Nile which created a lake to the west during high floods. Beginning with the 12th dynasty, the waterway was enlarged and the Fayyum was developed to enlarge Lake Moeris.
Located at 29.24 30.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Hawara
Hawara is an archaeological site of Ancient Egypt, south of the site of Crocodilopolis (Arsinoe) at the entrance to the depression of the Fayyum oasis. The first excavations at the site were made by Karl Lepsius, in 1843.
Located at 29.27 30.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
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.
Located at 29.19 30.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
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