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Discover Idrasiyah in Egypt
Idrasiyah in the region of Banī Suwayf is a place located in Egypt - some 69 mi or ( 111 km ) South of Cairo , the country's capital .
Local time in Idrasiyah is now 09:27 AM (Tuesday) . 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: Gaza, Tel Aviv, Beersheba, Umm al Janazir, and Tizmant ash Sharqiyah. When in this area, 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 looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Idrasiyah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Egypt....the best team in Africa & Asia
A compilation of brilliant goals scored by egyptian players playing for club and country. Featuring: amr zaki (ST) Mido (ST) Zidan (ST) Abo Treka (MF) Ahmed Hassan (MF) Ahmed Fathy (DF) I know this is ..
Alien (unexplained) Sound In Pyramid Burial Chamber!
At 01:33 into the footage and again at 01:50 you can hear a strange sound, I didn't hear it whilst recording so it could be audio feedback on the video camera, never heard it on any previous video foo ..
Ancient Egyptian Light Bulb: Yirser Ra Hotep
Master Yoga Instructor Yirser Ra Hotep leads a group to Egypt and the temple of Denderah to examine an artifact that some speculate is an ancient electrical light source. ..
AL Faiyum
One fantastic day in bedouin life. Oasis of Al Faiyum, Egypt ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Herakleopolis Magna
Heracleopolis or Herakleopolis Magna is the Greek name of the capital of the Twentieth nome (administrative division) of ancient Egypt, and located approximately 15 km west of the modern city of Beni Suef. It was called Henen-nesut, Nen-nesu, or Hwt-nen-nesu in ancient Egyptian, meaning 'house of the royal child. ' During the period of Roman occupation, it was known as Ehnasya, the etymology of which can be seen in the later names of Hnas (Ϩⲛⲏⲥ) in Coptic, and Ahnas in medieval Arabic writings.
Located at 29.09 30.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Bahr Yussef
The Bahr Yussef, which roughly translates from Arabic as "the waterway of Joseph" (but literally "sea", not "river", which would be "Nahr"), is a canal which connects the Nile River with Fayyum in Egypt. This was originally in prehistoric times a natural offshoot of the Nile which created a lake to the west during high floods. Beginning with the 12th dynasty, the waterway was enlarged and the Fayyum was developed to enlarge Lake Moeris.
Located at 29.24 30.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tebtunis
Tebtunis is an Ancient Egyptian city. Its modern site is the village of Tell Umm el-Baragat in the Al Fayyum Governorate. It was also known as Theodosiopolis during the Greco-Roman period.
Located at 29.12 30.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
El-Lahun
Located in the Faiyum, Egypt, el-Lahun or Kahun is the workers' village associated with the pyramid of Senusret II (also spelled Sesostris II). It is located near the modern village of el-Lahun, and is often known by that name. Also nearby is the pyramid itself, known as the Pyramid of Lahun.
Located at 29.23 30.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Hawara
Hawara is an archaeological site of Ancient Egypt, south of the site of Crocodilopolis (Arsinoe) at the entrance to the depression of the Fayyum oasis. The first excavations at the site were made by Karl Lepsius, in 1843.
Located at 29.27 30.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
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