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Kafr 'Amirah Destination Guide

Explore Kafr 'Amirah in Egypt

Kafr 'Amirah in the region of Al Fayyūm is a town in Egypt - some 49 mi or ( 79 km ) South of Cairo , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Kafr 'Amirah

Current time in Kafr 'Amirah is now 09:58 AM (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, Zawiyat al Karadisah, and Quhafah. 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 'Amirah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Time lapse avec panasonic GH1 sur la terrace du Sphinx guesthouse

0:31 min by Ryosega
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coucher du soleil guizeh - Sunset guizeh from sphinx guesthouse terrace ..

الفيوم محميه طبيعيه ..الفيوم مصر الصغري

5:23 min by mohamed anas
Views: 1110 Rating: 5.00

visit: fayoum-orlando.blogspot.com من الاماكن الخلابه بالفيوم ..


The Great Sphinx, slideshow

0:42 min by rryypp2
Views: 700 Rating: 5.00

The great Spinx at Giza, slideshow. Want to see more pictures and slideshows? Visit us at www.byeprod.no ..

الحليوة _شكل وكلوشي 2013

3:13 min by mokhtar kasem
Views: 212 Rating: 0.00

We Names Is mokhtar and ahmed we was born and raised in the fayoum City . Ever since I've started listening to music, Rap has been the one kind of genre , which attracted me the most. , because this t ..


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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".

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 29.52 30.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Egypt, Former populated places 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 14 km away
Tags: Football venues in Egypt, Multi-purpose stadiums 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 14 km away
Tags: 2005 establishments in Egypt, Educational institutions established in 2005, Faiyum, Universities in Egypt

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.

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Located at 29.27 30.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Ancient Egyptian pyramids, Archaeological sites in Egypt, Former populated places in Egypt

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.

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Located at 29.24 30.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Canals in Egypt, Faiyum, Faiyum Governorate, Geography of Egypt