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Ghitah Destination Guide
Discover Ghitah in Egypt
Ghitah in the region of Eastern Province is a town located in Egypt - some 28 mi or ( 45 km ) North-East of Cairo , the country's capital .
Local time in Ghitah is now 07:03 AM (Monday) . 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 Ghitah ? 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 5 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 6 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 16 km away
Leontopolis (Heliopolis)
Leontopolis is the Greek name for the modern area of Tell el Yehudiye or Tell el-Yahudiya. It was an ancient city of Egypt in the 13th nome of Lower Egypt, on the Pelusiac branch of the Nile. The site includes some earthwork enclosures of the late Middle Kingdom or Second Intermediate Period, containing a temple and palace of Ramesses II. There are also cemeteries from the Middle Kingdom and later.
Located at 30.29 31.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Abu Zaabal
Abu Za`bal is a settlement in Egypt. The first Egyptian medical school was founded there, in 1827.
Located at 30.24 31.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
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