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Discover Hur in Egypt

Hur in the region of Al Minyā is a town located in Egypt - some 155 mi or ( 250 km ) South of Cairo , the country's capital .

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Local time in Hur is now 01:52 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Cairo " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Gaza, Zawiyat Hatim, Suhaj, Naj' Shaybah, and Qina. When in this area, you might want to check out Gaza . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Hur ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Hermopolis

Hermopolis Magna or simply Hermopolis or Hermopolis Megale or Hermupolis is the site of ancient Khmun, and is located near the modern Egyptian town of El Ashmunein in Al Minya governorate.

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Located at 27.78 30.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek sites in Egypt, Archaeological sites in Egypt, Former populated places in Egypt

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.

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Located at 27.93 30.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Populated places in Minya Governorate

Tuna el-Gebel

Tuna el-Gebel was the necropolis of Khmun. It is located in Al Minya Governorate in Middle Egypt.

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Located at 27.74 30.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Populated places in Minya Governorate, Tombs of ancient Egypt

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.

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Located at 27.90 30.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: 15th-century BC architecture, Ancient Greek sites in Egypt, Archaeological sites in Egypt, Populated places in Minya Governorate

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.

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Located at 27.82 30.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: 122 establishments, Ancient Greek sites in Egypt, Archaeological sites in Egypt, Former populated places in Egypt, Populated places established in the 2nd century, Populated places in Egypt, Roman sites in Egypt, Ruins in Egypt