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Touring Mit ash Shaykh in Egypt

Mit ash Shaykh in the region of Al Gharbīyah is located in Egypt - some 66 mi or ( 106 km ) North of Cairo , the country's capital city .

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Time in Mit ash Shaykh is now 05:21 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Cairo " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Gaza, Tel Aviv, Haifa, Beersheba, and Turaynah. Being here already, consider visiting Gaza . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Mit ash Shaykh ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Xois

Xois was a town of great antiquity and considerable size. Situated nearly in the center of the Nile Delta in Egypt, it is identified as the ancient Egyptian city of Khasut or Khaset or Sakha.

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Located at 31.09 30.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek sites in Egypt, Cities in Ancient Egypt, Former populated places in Egypt, Nile River Delta, Ruins in Egypt

Kafrelsheikh University

Kafr ash Shaykh University,sometimes written in English as Kafr el-Sheikh University, earlier a branch of Tanta University, is located at Kafr ash Shaykh, in the middle of the Nile Delta. The University has a number of faculties (or colleges) such as: Arts, Education, Agriculture, engineering, Specific Education, Veterinary Medicine, science, commerce, physical education.

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Located at 31.10 30.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Universities in Egypt

Kafr el-Sheikh

Kafr el-Sheikh is the capital of Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate, Egypt, about 134 km north of Cairo, in the Nile Delta of lower Egypt. As of November 2006, the town had a population of 147,380 inhabitants.

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Located at 31.11 30.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Governorate capitals in Egypt, Populated places in Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate

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 15 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 15 km away
Tags: 47 BC, Battles involving the Ptolemaic Kingdom