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Abu al 'Abbas Destination Guide

Delve into Abu al 'Abbas in Egypt

Abu al 'Abbas in the region of Al Minyā is located in Egypt - some 110 mi or ( 177 km ) South of Cairo , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Abu al 'Abbas

Local time in Abu al 'Abbas is now 12:16 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Cairo " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Gaza, Tarfa, Tanbidi, Suhaj, and Matay. While being here, you might want to check out Gaza . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Abu al 'Abbas ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Amanecer en el Nilo

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Vemos un Amanecer en el rio Nilo ..

Cairo Market

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View of the Nile

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From our swimming pool area in Luxor ..

Mihrab Musala Al Qibli - Masjid Al Aqsa

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Interesting facts about this location

Beni Mazar

Beni Mazar is a city in Egypt. It is located in the Al Minya Governorate, on the west bank of the Nile.

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Located at 28.50 30.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Populated places in Minya Governorate

Sakoula DNC

Sakoula Project is a building project located at Sakoula, Minya governorate, Egypt. An improvement and rehabilitation of Sakoula Regulator on Bahr Yussef Canal, it was financed by Japanese grant aid, and was completed in 2006. The contractor is Dai Nippon Construction, a Japanese company working in the construction field.

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Located at 28.57 30.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Egypt

Oxyrhynchus Papyri

The Oxyrhynchus Papyri are a group of manuscripts discovered by archaeologists including Bernard Pyne Grenfell and Arthur Surridge Hunt at an ancient rubbish dump near Oxyrhynchus in Egypt . The manuscripts date from the 1st to the 6th century AD. They include thousands of Greek and Latin documents, letters and literary works. They also include a few vellum manuscripts, and more recent Arabic manuscripts on paper (for example, the medieval P. Oxy. VI 1006).

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Located at 28.53 30.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Egyptian papyri, New Testament papyri, Oxyrhynchus papyri, Papyrology

Oxyrhynchus

Oxyrhynchus; Greek: Ὀξύρρυγχος; "sharp-nosed"; ancient Egyptian Pr-Medjed; Coptic Pemdje; modern Egyptian Arabic el-Bahnasa) is a city in Upper Egypt, located about 160 km south-southwest of Cairo, in the governorate of Al Minya. It is also an archaeological site, considered one of the most important ever discovered.

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Located at 28.54 30.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek sites in Egypt, Archaeological sites in Egypt, Former populated places in Egypt, Oxyrhynchus papyri, Papyrology, Roman sites in Egypt

Sharuna

Sharuna was a settlement in Ancient Egypt, located east of the Nile, almost opposite of Per Medjed. The modern village that stands at this site is called el-Kom el-Ahmar Sawaris. It is within the boundaries of the modern Al Minya Governorate.

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Located at 28.57 30.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Cities in Ancient Egypt, Former populated places in Egypt, Populated places in Minya Governorate, Tombs of ancient Egypt