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Abu Jaridah Destination Guide

Delve into Abu Jaridah in Egypt

Abu Jaridah in the region of Dumyāţ is a city in Egypt - some 91 mi or ( 147 km ) North of Cairo , the country's capital .

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Current time in Abu Jaridah is now 10:03 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Cairo " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Tyre, Beirut, Tel Aviv, Haifa, and Tanta. While being here, make sure to check out Tyre . Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Abu Jaridah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Damietta University

Damietta University is an extension of Mansoura University in Damietta, in the Damietta Governorate in Egypt. The idea of opening classes for some faculties there began when the number of Mansoura University students in Damietta increased. The decision to open branch colleges followed.

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Located at 31.23 31.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Damietta, Universities in Egypt

Damietta

Damietta, also known as Damiata, or Domyat, is a port and the capital of the Damietta Governorate in Egypt. It is located at the Damietta branch, a distributary of the Nile, 15 kilometres from the Mediterranean Sea, about 200 kilometres north of Cairo.

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Located at 31.42 31.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Crusade places, Damietta, Governorate capitals in Egypt, Nile River Delta, Populated coastal places in Egypt, Populated places in Damietta Governorate

Caphutkia

Caphutkia (also Capotakia or Kapotakia) in Aramaic קפוטקיא, קפוטקאי, קפודקאי, (later Katpatuka in Old Persian) was the name used in mediaeval Jewish and Syriac writings for the town in the vicinity of the former Ptolemaic city of Pelusium and its later Arab counterpart Damietta. Caphutkia is mentioned in the Targums and the Syriac commentary on Genesis where it is identified with the locality called Caphtor in the Bible.

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Located at 31.42 31.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Medieval Egypt

Damietta Port

Egypt's Damietta Port is situated 8.5 km west of the Nile river of Damietta branch westward Ras El-Bar, and it is 70 km away from Port Said. The port installations extend on an area of 11.8 km. The port is bordered by an imaginary line connecting the eastern and western external breakwaters.

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Located at 31.47 31.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Damietta, Damietta Governorate, Ports and harbours of Egypt

Ras El Bar

Ras El Bar, which means "head of land" or the "golden triangle", is a resort city in the Governorate of Damietta, in northeast Egypt. It is located at Mediterranean Sea, at the mouth of the Damietta river, a distributary of the Nile, opposite Izbat al-Burj. There are approximately 25,000 permanent residents in the city. However, during the summer peak holiday season, from July to September, the population quickly expands to over 250,000.

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Located at 31.50 31.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Populated places in Damietta Governorate