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Explore Al Burghuthi in Egypt

Al Burghuthi in the region of Al Jīzah is a town in Egypt - some 41 mi or ( 66 km ) South of Cairo , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Al Burghuthi is now 02:17 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: Tyre, Gaza, Tel Aviv, Haifa, and Zawiyat al Maslub. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Tyre . 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 Al Burghuthi ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Largest Cities in Africa

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The 50 most Populated cities in Africa This numbers include the Metropolitan Area (The City + The Surrounding Towns) ..

Maestro Les DeShane,Playing Mizriam,At The Pyramids

1:42 min by themaestrolesdeshane
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The Maestro Les DeShane at the pyramids jammin his song Mizriam. ..


The Story of Scouts & Guides Wadi El Nil in 6 Years 2005 - 2011

36:57 min by SGWENMedia
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This is the story of Scouts & Guides Wadi El Nil in 6 Years [2005 - 2011] A Compilation of all of SGWEN's activities, news & events that the media team covered during the last 6 years since C. Rafic Y ..

2009 - Egypt Giza Pyramids

0:22 min by Bryan Dearlove
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Riding on Camels by the Giza pyramids. We stayed in Giza and saw the Pyramids on our first day in Egypt. It was pretty amazing. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Gerzeh culture

Gerzeh, also Girza or Jirzah, was a predynastic Egyptian cemetery located along the west bank of the Nile and today named after al-Girza, the nearby present day town in Egypt. Gerzeh is situated only several miles due east of the lake of the Al Fayyum. The Gerzean culture is a material culture identified by archaeologists. The Gerzean is the second of three phases of the Naqada Culture, and so is called Naqada II.

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Located at 29.45 31.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Ancient Egyptian palettes, Archaeological sites in Egypt, Predynastic Egypt

Tarkhan (Egypt)

Tarkhan is the modern name for an Ancient Egyptian cemetery, located about 50 km south of Cairo on the West bank of the Nile. The cemetery was excavated in two seasons by Flinders Petrie. Tombs of almost all periods were found, but most importantly many belonging to the time of Egyptian state formation, around 3000 BC. Petrie found more than 2,000 tombs, most of them simple holes in the ground belonging to common people.

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Located at 29.50 31.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Egypt

Atfih

Atfih is a city in Middle Egypt. It was part of the now defunct Helwan Governorate from April 2008 to April 2011, after which it was reincorporated into the Cairo Governorate. As of 2001, it has a population of 106,300 inhabitants.

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Located at 29.42 31.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek sites in Egypt, Ancient cities, Populated places established in the 4th millennium BC, Populated places in Cairo Governorate

Pyramid of Senusret I

The Pyramid of Senusret I is an Egyptian Pyramid built to be the burial place of the Pharaoh Senusret I. The pyramid was built during the twelfth dynasty of Egypt at el-Lisht, near the pyramid of his father, Amenemhat I. Its ancient name was Senusret Petei Tawi (Senusret beholds the two lands). The pyramid was 105 meters on each side with a height of 61.25 meters; the slope of the four faces was 49° 24' degrees.

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Located at 29.56 31.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Ancient Egyptian pyramids

Pyramid of Neferefre

The Pyramid of Raneferef, also known as the Pyramid of Neferefre, is an unfinished Egyptian pyramid from the 5th Dynasty, located in the necropolis of Abusir, Egypt. After the early death of Pharaoh Raneferef, the unfinished building was reconstructed into a geometric mastaba, becoming the burial place of the deceased king. Despite the demolition of the actual pyramid, the complex was augmented through extensive construction of temples by Raneferef's successors.

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Located at 29.56 31.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: 25th-century BC architecture, Ancient Egyptian pyramids, Memphis, Egypt, Unfinished buildings and structures