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Discover Izbat al 'Uqayli in Egypt

Izbat al 'Uqayli in the region of Al Fayyūm is a town located in Egypt - some 61 mi or ( 98 km ) South-West of Cairo , the country's capital .

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Local time in Izbat al 'Uqayli is now 10:53 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Cairo " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Gaza, Izbat Zuhay, Izbat ash Shaykh Sulayman, Shakshuk, and Ruwaq. When in this area, you might want to check out Gaza . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Izbat al 'Uqayli ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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FCI Fayoum Graduation Party 2012

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FCI Fayoum Graduation Party 2012 ..

4x4ing in Dunes of Ghoroud Samuel

1:41 min by Mohamed Mabrouk
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SaharaSafaris Club in Cairo is one of the largest promoters to safe 4x4ing in the Sahara desert in Egypt. Watch their group on facebook (saharasafaris.club) for more action and courses, and gatherings ..


My Heart Will Go On.m4v

0:40 min by wayleadsontoway
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Desert camping in Fayoum, Egypt - Evening entertainment around the fire. February 2010 ..

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Interesting facts about this location

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 6 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 6 km away
Tags: Faiyum Governorate, Geography of ancient Egypt, Oases of Egypt

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 16 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 24 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Egypt

Eremopezus

Eremopezus is a prehistoric bird genus. It is known only from the fossil remains of a single species, the huge and presumably flightless Eremopezus eocaenus. This was found in Upper Eocene Jebel Qatrani Formation deposits around the Qasr el Sagha escarpment, north of the Birket Qarun lake near Faiyum in Egypt. The rocks its fossils occur in were deposited in the Priabonian, with the oldest dating back to about 36 million years ago (Ma) and the youngest not less than about 33 Ma.

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Located at 29.61 30.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Basal Neoaves, Eocene birds, Genera of birds, Prehistoric birds