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Ar Rashidah Destination Guide

Discover Ar Rashidah in Egypt

Ar Rashidah in the region of Al Wādī al Jadīd is a town located in Egypt - some 340 mi or ( 547 km ) South-West of Cairo , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Ar Rashidah

Local time in Ar Rashidah is now 12:28 PM (Thursday) . 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: Mut, Izbat Futayyimah, Izbat ash Shaykh Mawhub, Ismant, and Asyut. When in this area, you might want to check out Mut . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Ar Rashidah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Kellis

Ancient Kellis, now known as Ismant el-Kharab (Ismant the ruined), was a village in Upper Egypt during the Roman Period. It was located about 2.5 kilometers east-southeast of present day Ismant in the Dakhleh Oasis, and about 11 kilometers northeast of Mut (more fully Mut el-Kharab), which is the capital of the oasis. In ancient times, Mut was called Mothis, and thus Kellis was in the Mothite nome.

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Located at 25.52 29.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Egypt, Former populated places in Egypt