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Explore Kafr Abu Shanab in Egypt

Kafr Abu Shanab in the region of Al Fayyūm is a town in Egypt - some 56 mi or ( 90 km ) South-West of Cairo , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Kafr Abu Shanab is now 06:57 PM (Thursday) . 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, Izbat Zuhay, Zawiyat al Karadisah, Tallat, and Izbat ash Shaykh Sulayman. 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 Kafr Abu Shanab ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Photography Tutorial - How to Use 'Fill In' Flash

1:23 min by photoexposed
Views: 78916 Rating: 3.80

Photography tutorial - Photography on holiday! Whilst out in Egypt Jayne and I were trying out a Metz flash for an advertorial in the UK's 'DSLR User' magazine. So we thought, 'Why not film some techn ..

A Farm, Ancient Waterwheels and Koshary in Egypt

3:19 min by travelswithsheila
Views: 240 Rating: 5.00

www.TravelsWithSheila.com Our trip in Egypt was off to a rapid start with a stop at a local farm on the way to water wheels, said to be running since the Ptolemaic era in El Fayoum oasis. El Fayoum is ..


FCI Fayoum Graduation Party 2012

1:43 min by moustafa maged
Views: 222 Rating: 5.00

FCI Fayoum Graduation Party 2012 ..

4x4ing in Dunes of Ghoroud Samuel

1:41 min by Mohamed Mabrouk
Views: 84 Rating: 5.00

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 ..


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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 9 km away
Tags: Faiyum Governorate, Governorates of 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 10 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 10 km away
Tags: Faiyum Governorate, Geography of ancient Egypt, Oases of 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 19 km away
Tags: 2005 establishments in Egypt, Educational institutions established in 2005, Faiyum, Universities in Egypt

Fayoum Stadium

The Fayoum Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in Fayoum, Egypt. It is used mostly for football and serves as the home stadium of Misr El Makasa. The stadium has a capacity of 10,000 people.

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Located at 29.32 30.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Football venues in Egypt, Multi-purpose stadiums in Egypt