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Kafr al Baja'i'ah Destination Guide
Explore Kafr al Baja'i'ah in Egypt
Kafr al Baja'i'ah in the region of Eastern Province is a place in Egypt - some 64 mi or ( 104 km ) North-East of Cairo , the country's capital city .
Time in Kafr al Baja'i'ah is now 12:43 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Cairo " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Tyre, Beirut, Tel Aviv, Haifa, and Izbat Zur Abu al Layl. Since you are here already, consider visiting Tyre . Where to go and what to see in Kafr al Baja'i'ah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Kafr Saqr
Kafr Saqrشباب وبنات كفرصقر is one of the oldest centers and the seat of a Markaz of Sharqia Governorate of Egypt.
Located at 30.80 31.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Thmuis
Thmuis is a city of Lower Egypt, on the canal east of the Nile, between its Tanitic and Mendesian branches. In Greco-Roman Egypt, Thmuis replaced Djedet as the capital of Lower Egypt's 16th nome of Kha [ Herodotus (II, 166) ]. The two cities are only several hundred meters apart. Ptolemy also states that the city was the capital of the Mendesian nome. Thumis was an episcopal see in the Roman province of Augustamnica Prima, suffragan of Pelusium.
Located at 30.94 31.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Mendes
Mendes (Μένδης), the Greek name of the Ancient Egyptian city of Djedet, also known in Ancient Egypt as Per-Banebdjedet ("The Domain of the Ram Lord of Djedet") and Anpet, is known today as Tell El-Ruba. The city is located in the eastern Nile delta and was the capital of the 16th Lower Egyptian nome of Kha, until it was replaced by Thmuis in Greco-Roman Egypt. The two cities are only several hundred meters apart.
Located at 30.96 31.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Qantir
Qantir is a modern village in Egypt. Qantir (Khatana-Qantir) is believed to mark what was probably the ancient site of Ramesses II's great capital, Pi-Ramesse or Per-Ramesses ("House or Domain of Ramesses"). This city is situated about 9 kilometers north of Faqus in Sharqiyah province of the eastern Nile Delta, about 60 miles north-east of Cairo.
Located at 30.80 31.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Pi-Ramesses
Pi-Ramesses (Pi-Ramesses Aa-nakhtu, meaning "House of Ramesses, Great in Victory") was the new capital built by the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt Pharaoh Ramesses II (Ramesses the Great, reigned 1279-1213 BC) at Qantir near the old site of Avaris. The city had previously served as a summer palace under Seti I (c. 1290 BC - 1279 BC) and may have been originally founded by Ramesses I (c. 1292-1290 BC) while he served under Horemheb.
Located at 30.80 31.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
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