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Discover Izbat Fayid in Egypt

Izbat Fayid in the region of Alexandria is a place located in Egypt - some 106 mi or ( 170 km ) North-West of Cairo , the country's capital .

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Local time in Izbat Fayid is now 10:26 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Cairo " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Nicosia, Lemesos, Tanta, Kawm at Tarfayah, and Kafr ad Dawwar. When in this area, you might want to check out Nicosia . We discovered 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 Izbat Fayid ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Egypt Alexandria Sea 2007

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Cairo to the Coast - Abu Qir

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A suburban push-pull set departs the seaside terminus at Abu Qir to return to Alexandria Misr, locomotive propelling. ..


Montaza Palace قصر المنتزه - Alexandria

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This is the beautiful Al-Haramlik Palace, Montaza Palace قصر المنتزه in the Al-Montaza royal gardens حي المنتزه, Alexandria الإسكندرية , Egypt مصر . ..

Ebaa New Year Greeting

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Abu Ibaa and Ala Al kadi families in a trip to Al Mamorah - Alexandria, Egypt ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Abu Qir Bay

The Abū Qīr Bay (sometimes transliterated Abukir Bay or Aboukir Bay) is a spacious bay on the Mediterranean Sea in Egypt, lying between Abu Qir and the Rosetta mouth of the Nile. It contains a natural gas field, discovered in the 1970s. On August 1, 1798, Horatio Nelson fought the Battle of the Nile, often referred to as the "Battle of Aboukir Bay". (The latter title is applied more properly to an engagement between the French expeditionary army and the Ottomans fought on July 25, 1799.

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Located at 31.30 30.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Bays of Egypt

Heracleion

Heracleion is also a spelling of Heraklion, Crete. Heracleion was an ancient Egyptian city near modern day Alexandria. It was known as early as the 12th century BC but its importance grew during the waning days of the pharaohs, the late period. Herakleion was Egypt's main port in the time of the pharaohs. It was famous because it was believed that Helen of Troy and Hercules have visited the city, and the city even gained its name from Hercules.

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Located at 31.30 30.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Egypt, Cities in Ancient Egypt, Former populated places in Egypt, Mediterranean port cities and towns in Egypt, Underwater ruins

Canopus, Egypt

Canopus was an Ancient Egyptian coastal town, located in the Nile Delta. Its site is in the eastern outskirts of modern-day Alexandria, around 25 kilometres from the centre of that city. Canopus stood in the seventh nome (Menelaites, later Canopites after it), on the western bank at the mouth of the westernmost branch of the River Nile – known as the Canopic or Heracleotic branch or -mouth. It was the principal port in Egypt for Greek trade before the foundation of Alexandria.

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Located at 31.30 30.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Egypt, Former populated places in Egypt, Mediterranean port cities and towns in Egypt, Nile River Delta, Titular sees in Africa

Battle of the Nile

The Battle of the Nile (also known as the Battle of Aboukir Bay, in French as the Bataille d'Aboukir or in Egyptian Arabic as معركة أبي قير البحرية) was a major naval battle fought between British and French fleets at Aboukir Bay on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt from 1–3 August 1798.

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Located at 31.33 30.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: 1798 in Egypt, Conflicts in 1798, Egypt–United Kingdom relations, France–United Kingdom relations, Horatio Nelson, Mediterranean campaign of 1798, Naval battles involving France, Naval battles involving Great Britain, Naval battles of the French Revolutionary Wars

Battle of Alexandria

The Battle of Alexandria or Battle of Canope, fought on March 21, 1801 between the French army under General Menou and the British expeditionary corps under Sir Ralph Abercrombie, took place near the ruins of Nicopolis, on the narrow spit of land between the sea and Lake Abukir, along which the British troops had advanced towards Alexandria after the actions of Abukir on March 8 and Mandora on March 13.

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Located at 31.31 30.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: 1801 in Egypt, 1801 in France, Battles involving Egypt, Battles involving the United Kingdom, Battles of the French Revolutionary Wars, Conflicts in 1801