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Discover Al Qaraqrah in Egypt

Al Qaraqrah in the region of Eastern Province is a town located in Egypt - some 35 mi or ( 56 km ) North of Cairo , the country's capital .

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Local time in Al Qaraqrah is now 03:16 AM (Sunday) . 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: Tyre, Tel Aviv, Nazareth, Haifa, and Tafahnah al Ashraf. When in this area, you might want to check out Tyre . 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 Al Qaraqrah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Zagazig

Zagazig is a town in Lower Egypt. Situated in the eastern part of the Nile delta, it is the capital of the governorate of Sharqia. As of 1999, its population was approximately 279,000. It is built on a branch of the Fresh Water or Ismaïlia Canal and on al-Muˤizz Canal (the ancient Tanaitic channel of the Nile), and is 47 miles by rail north-northeast of Cairo. Situated on the Nile Delta in the midst of a fertile district, Zagazig is a centre of the cotton and grain trade of Egypt.

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Located at 30.57 31.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Governorate capitals in Egypt, Nile River Delta, Populated places in Sharqia Governorate, Zagazig

Bubastis

Bubastis, also known as Tell Basta or Egyptian Per-Bast was an Ancient Egyptian city, the capital of its own nome, located along the River Nile in the Delta region of Lower Egypt. Bubastis is often identified with the biblical Phibeseth.

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Located at 30.57 31.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek sites in Egypt, Ancient mints, Archaeological sites in Egypt, Former populated places in Egypt, Hebrew Bible places, Nile River Delta, Roman sites in Egypt

Leontopolis

This article is about the large ancient city in Lower Egypt. For the city near the Egyptian Heliopolis, see Leontopolis (Heliopolis). For other uses of Leontopolis, see Leontopolis (disambiguation). Leontopolis or Leonto (Λεοντώ) or Latin: Leontos Oppidum or Egyptian: Taremu, was an Ancient Egyptian city that is known as Tell al Muqdam today.

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Located at 30.68 31.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek sites in Egypt, Archaeological sites in Egypt, Former populated places in Egypt, Jewish history, Nile River Delta, Ptolemaic Jewish history, Roman sites in Egypt

Amrit, Egypt

Amrit is a village in Abou Hammaad, Sharqia Governorate in Egypt.

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Located at 30.51 31.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Populated places in Sharqia Governorate, Villages in Egypt

Anshas

Anshas is a city East of Cairo located in the Sharkiya Governorate in the Nile Delta of Egypt. It holds the first experimental nuclear reactor to be operated in Egypt, the Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority Experimental Farm, unauthorized IAEA. The City also holds the First Arab League Summit in 1949, which declared the creation of the League.

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Located at 30.38 31.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Arab League, Populated places in Egypt