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Explore Tirsa in Egypt

Tirsa in the region of Al Fayyūm is a town in Egypt - some 51 mi or ( 82 km ) South-West of Cairo , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Tirsa is now 05:14 AM (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, Tel Aviv, Beersheba, Izbat Zuhay, and Tirsa. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Gaza . We encountered 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 Tirsa ? 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 ..

Egitto 1980: oasi di el Fayoum

1:45 min by moronao56
Views: 2352 Rating: 4.83

Viaggio di nozze di moronao nel dicembre 1980 ..


I Can't Help but Wonder Where I'm Bound - Tom Paxton, Ukulele Cover

3:44 min by ovalvelociraptor
Views: 639 Rating: 5.00

Cassidy Crawford's submission to the Your Space portion of Vassar's application. DOB: 08/12/1992 American City College Common App ID: 5666104 ..

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 ..


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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 10 km away
Tags: Faiyum Governorate, Governorates 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 11 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 12 km away
Tags: Football venues in Egypt, Multi-purpose stadiums in Egypt

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".

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Located at 29.52 30.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Egypt, Former populated places 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 19 km away
Tags: Ancient Egyptian pyramids, Archaeological sites in Egypt, Former populated places in Egypt