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Delve into Qay in Egypt

Qay in the region of Al Fayyūm is located in Egypt - some 65 mi or ( 105 km ) South of Cairo , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Qay

Local time in Qay is now 12:04 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Cairo " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Gaza, Tel Aviv, Beersheba, Tuwah, and Tizmant ash Sharqiyah. While being here, you might want to check out Gaza . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Qay ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Egypt....the best team in Africa & Asia

3:57 min by masrawy1973
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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 ..

Ancient Egyptian Light Bulb: Yirser Ra Hotep

1:47 min by Yirser Ra Hotep
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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. ..


Trip to Abusir (from Cairo/Giza)

4:04 min by monikaewa
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Travelling alone - 12th April 2009 ..

My Travels Through Egypt.

4:26 min by chris perry
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Time I Spent On Holiday In Egypt. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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.

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Located at 29.09 30.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Egypt, Former populated places in Egypt

El-Lahun

Located in the Faiyum, Egypt, el-Lahun or Kahun is the workers' village associated with the pyramid of Senusret II (also spelled Sesostris II). It is located near the modern village of el-Lahun, and is often known by that name. Also nearby is the pyramid itself, known as the Pyramid of Lahun.

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Located at 29.23 30.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: 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 11 km away
Tags: Canals in Egypt, Faiyum, Faiyum Governorate, Geography of 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 14 km away
Tags: Ancient Egyptian pyramids, Archaeological sites in Egypt, Former populated places in Egypt

Beni Suef

Beni Suef, is the capital city of the Beni Suef Governorate in Egypt.

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Located at 29.07 31.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Beni Suef, Governorate capitals in Egypt, Populated places in Beni Suef Governorate