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Explore Birma in Egypt

Birma in the region of Al Gharbīyah is a town in Egypt - some 58 mi or ( 93 km ) North of Cairo , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Birma is now 07:33 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, Tel Aviv, Beersheba, Tanta, and Sais. 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 Birma ? 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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Interesting facts about this location

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 10 km away
Tags: 1962 establishments in Egypt, Educational institutions established in 1962, Tanta University, Universities in Egypt

Ahmad Al-Badawi Mosque

The Ahmad Al-Badawi Mosque is the largest mosque in the northern city of Tanta, Egypt. It is a Sufi mosque and contains the tomb of Ahmad al-Badawi.

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Located at 30.78 31.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Mosques in Egypt, Sufi mosques, Sufism in Egypt

Basyoun

Basyoun is a city in Egypt. It is located in Al Gharbiya Governorate.

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Located at 30.94 30.81 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Populated places in Gharbia Governorate

Sais, Egypt

Sais or Sa el-Hagar was an ancient Egyptian town in the Western Nile Delta on the Canopic branch of the Nile. It was the provincial capital of Sap-Meh, the fifth nome of Lower Egypt and became the seat of power during the Twenty-fourth dynasty of Egypt (c. 732–720 BC) and the Saite Twenty-sixth dynasty of Egypt (664–525 BC) during the Late Period. Its Ancient Egyptian name was Zau.

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Located at 30.96 30.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Egypt, Former populated places in Egypt, Nile River Delta, Populated places in Egypt, Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt

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 21 km away
Tags: Nile River Delta