Explore Al Karm ash Sharqi in Egypt
Al Karm ash Sharqi in the region of Al Minyā is a town in Egypt - some 149 mi or ( 240 km ) South of Cairo , the country's capital city .
Current time in Al Karm ash Sharqi is now 04:29 AM (Wednesday) . 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, Beersheba, Zawiyat Hatim, Zawiyat al Amwat, and Tunah al Jabal. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Gaza . We encountered 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 Karm ash Sharqi ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Abu Qirqas
Abu Qirqas is a region located in the Minya Governorate of Egypt. It is situated on the west bank of the Nile, opposite of the historic site of Beni Hasan. The population of Abu Qirqas is around 400,000 inhabitants. The city has an important sugar factory.
Located at 27.93 30.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Beni Hasan
Beni Hasan (also written as Bani Hasan, or also Beni-Hassan) is an Ancient Egyptian cemetery site. It is located approximately 20 kilometers to the south of modern-day Minya in the region known as Middle Egypt, the area between Asyut and Memphis. While there are some Old Kingdom burials at the site, it was primarily used during the Middle Kingdom, spanning the 21st to 17th centuries BCE.
Located at 27.93 30.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Speos Artemidos
The Speos Artemidos (Grotto of Artemis) is an archaeological site in Egypt. It is located about 2 km south of the Middle Kingdom tombs at Beni Hasan, and about 28 km south of Al Minya. Today, the site is a small village known as Istabl Antar. There are two temples here, both of which are dedicated to Pakhet. They are cut out of the rock into the cliffs on the eastern side of the Nile.
Located at 27.90 30.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Hebenu
Hebenu is an Ancient Egyptian city. It was the early capital of the 16th Upper Egyptian Nome. The modern village of Kom el Ahmar is built on the site where the ancient city stood.
Located at 28.05 30.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Antinopolis
Antinopolis (Antinoöpolis, Antinoopolis, Antinoë) was a city founded at an older Egyptian village by the Roman emperor Hadrian to commemorate his deified young beloved, Antinous, on the east bank of the Nile, not far from the site in Upper Egypt where Antinous drowned in 130 AD. Antinopolis was a little to the south of the Egyptian village of Besa (Βῆσσα), named after the goddess and oracle of Besa, which was consulted occasionally even as late as the age of Constantine I.
Located at 27.82 30.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
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