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Explore Kafr ad Dawwar in Egypt
Kafr ad Dawwar in the region of Al Gharbīyah is a town in Egypt - some 71 mi or ( 115 km ) North-West of Cairo , the country's capital city .
Current time in Kafr ad Dawwar is now 07:25 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: Lemesos, Gaza, Izbat Zamzam al Kabirah, Tawilat Nashart, and Mahallat Sa. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Lemesos . Where to go and what to see in Kafr ad Dawwar ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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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.
Located at 30.96 30.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Basyoun
Basyoun is a city in Egypt. It is located in Al Gharbiya Governorate.
Located at 30.94 30.81 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Rahmaniyah Island
Rahmaniyah Island of Jazīrat ar Raḩmānīyah is an island in the Rosetta branch of the Nile River in Egypt, Markaz (region) of Rahmaniya in Beheira Governorate. It is located just south of Desouk City and north of Rahmaniya. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:31|7|9|N|30|38|28|E|region:EG_type:isle |primary |name= }}
Located at 31.12 30.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
HMS Medway (1928)
HMS Medway was the first purpose-built submarine depot ship constructed for the Royal Navy. She was built by Vickers Armstrong at Barrow-in-Furness during the late 1920s. The ship served on the China Station before the Second World War and was transferred to Egypt in early 1940. Ordered to evacuate Alexandria in the face of the German advance after the Battle of Gazala in May 1942, Medway sailed for Lebanon at the end of June, escorted by a light cruiser and seven destroyers.
Located at 31.05 30.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Naucratis
Naucratis or Naukratis,, loosely translated as "(the city that wields) power over ships" (Piemro in Egyptian, now Kom Gieif), was a city of Ancient Egypt, on the Canopic branch of the Nile river, 45 mi (72 km) SE of the open sea and the later capital of Ptolemaic Egypt, Alexandria. It was the first and, for much of its early history, the only permanent Greek colony in Egypt; acting as a symbiotic nexus for the interchange of Greek and Egyptian art and culture.
Located at 30.90 30.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
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