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Explore Al Qurashiyah in Egypt

Al Qurashiyah in the region of Al Gharbīyah is a town in Egypt - some 55 mi or ( 88 km ) North of Cairo , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Al Qurashiyah

Current time in Al Qurashiyah is now 07:11 PM (Tuesday) . 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, Haifa, Beersheba, and Zifta. 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 Al Qurashiyah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Egyptian economy influences voters

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Since last year's uprising there's been a fall in tourism and foreign investment. Al Jazeera's Sherine Tadros traveled to the Northern city of Tanta to see how the economic crisis could affect how peo ..

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Jewish Temple

2:42 min by Mohammed Nafie
Views: 173 Rating: 5.00

This temple was founded in Al Mahalla almost eight centuries ago. Temple (Professor) District "Khaukhat Alyaahod", and manuscripts, which included the production of intellectual they were preserved in ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Nile Delta

The Nile Delta is the delta formed in Northern Egypt where the Nile River spreads out and drains into the Mediterranean Sea. It is one of the world's largest river deltas—from Alexandria in the west to Port Said in the east, it covers 240 km of Mediterranean coastline—and is a rich agricultural region. From north to south the delta is approximately 160 km in length. The Delta begins slightly down-river from Cairo.

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Located at 30.90 31.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Nile River Delta

Battle of the Nile (47 BC)

The Battle of the Nile in 47 BC saw the combined Roman–Egyptian armies of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra VII defeat those of the rival Queen Arsinoe IV and King Ptolemy XIII and secure the throne of Egypt. After pursuing his rival Pompey to Egypt, Caesar, recently victorious in a civil war closer to home, became entwined in the Alexandrine civil war after his rival, Pompey Magnus, was killed by King Ptolemy XIII in an attempt to please Caesar.

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Located at 30.90 31.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: 47 BC, Battles involving the Ptolemaic Kingdom

Tanta University

Tanta University is an Egyptian university in the city of Tanta, Al Gharbiyah governorate, Egypt. The university is under the direct scientific supervision of the Ministry of Higher Education. It was founded first in 1962 as a branch from the University of Alexandria with the faculty of Medicine only and then it became an independent university named University of the Middle Delta in 1972. It had at that time Medicine, Science, Agriculture and Education faculties.

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Located at 30.79 31.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: 1962 establishments in Egypt, Educational institutions established in 1962, Tanta University, Universities in Egypt

El Mahalla Stadium

The El Mahalla Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in El-Mahalla El-Kubra, Egypt. It is used mostly for football and serves as the home stadium of Ghazl Al-Mehalla. The stadium has a capacity of 29,000 people.

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Located at 30.96 31.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Football venues in Egypt, Multi-purpose stadiums in Egypt

Busiris (Lower Egypt)

Busiris was an ancient city of Lower Egypt, located at the modern Abu Sir Bana. In antiquity, it was the chief town of the nome Ati in Egypt, and stood west of Sais, near the Phatnitic mouth on the western bank of the Damietta Branch of the Nile. The town and nome of Busiris were allotted to the Hermotybian division of the Egyptian militia. It was regarded as one of the birthplaces of Osiris, as perhaps, etymologically, the name itself implies.

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Located at 30.91 31.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek sites in Egypt, Former populated places in Egypt, Ruins in Egypt