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Bilbeis in the region of Eastern Province with its 129,211 habitants is a town located in Egypt - some 31 mi or ( 50 km ) North-East of Cairo , the country's capital .
Local time in Bilbeis is now 12:18 AM (Friday) . 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, Beirut, Tel Aviv, Haifa, and Alim. 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 Bilbeis ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Abdel-Halim Mahmoud Mausoleum
Mausoleum of Sheikh Abdel-Halim Mahmoud, Al-Salam Village, Bilbeis, Sharqeya, Egypt. 8 December 2008. ..
Wadi Rum
The desert landscape of Wadi Rum as seen from a Bedouin truck bed. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Bilbeis
Bilbeis is an ancient fortress city on the eastern edge of the southern Nile delta in Egypt. The city played a role in the machinations for control of the Fatimid vizierate: first in 1164, when Shirkuh was besieged in the city by the combined forces of Shiwar and Amalric I of Jerusalem for three months; then again in 1168 when the city was assaulted again by Amalric's army, who took the city after three days on November 4 and indiscriminately killed the inhabitants.
Located at 30.42 31.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
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.
Located at 30.38 31.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Amrit, Egypt
Amrit is a village in Abou Hammaad, Sharqia Governorate in Egypt.
Located at 30.51 31.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
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.
Located at 30.57 31.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
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.
Located at 30.57 31.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
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