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Kafr ash Shimakh in the region of Eastern Province is a town in Egypt - some 45 mi or ( 72 km ) North of Cairo , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Kafr ash Shimakh is now 06:44 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Cairo " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Tyre, Tel Aviv, Nazareth, Haifa, and Alim. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Tyre . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Kafr ash Shimakh ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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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 12 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

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 12 km away
Tags: Governorate capitals in Egypt, Nile River Delta, Populated places in Sharqia Governorate, Zagazig

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 14 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

Abu Kabir (Egypt)

Abu Kabir (Arabic: أبو كبير‎} is a city in the Sharqia Governorate of Egypt. Successive census results indicate a considerable steady rise in its population - 68,394 in 1986, 85,340 in 1996, 102,603 in and 106,050 in 2008.

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Located at 30.72 31.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Populated places in Sharqia Governorate

Kafr Saqr

Kafr Saqrشباب وبنات كفرصقر is one of the oldest centers and the seat of a Markaz of Sharqia Governorate of Egypt.

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Located at 30.80 31.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Populated places in Sharqia Governorate