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Qaryat as Salah in the region of Eastern Province is a place in Egypt - some 79 mi or ( 127 km ) North-East of Cairo , the country's capital city .

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Time in Qaryat as Salah is now 10:22 AM (Friday) . 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: Amman, Tyre, Beirut, Haifa, and Sammakin ash Sharq. Since you are here already, consider visiting Amman . Where to go and what to see in Qaryat as Salah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.

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Tahpanhes

Tahpanhes (also transliterated Tahapanes or Tehaphnehes; known by the Ancient Greeks as Daphnae, now Tell Defenneh) was a city in Ancient Egypt. It was located on Lake Manzala on the Tanitic branch of the Nile, about 26km (16 miles) from Pelusium. The site is now situated on the Suez Canal.

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Located at 30.86 32.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek cities, Ancient Greek sites in Egypt, Former populated places in Egypt, Hebrew Bible cities, Populated places in Egypt

Tanis

Tanis is a city in the north-eastern Nile delta of Egypt. It is located on the Tanitic branch of the Nile which has long since silted up.

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Located at 30.98 31.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek sites in Egypt, Archaeological sites in Egypt, Former populated places in Egypt, Hebrew Bible cities, Nile River Delta, Populated places in Egypt

Bahr El-Baqar primary school bombing

The Bahr el-Baqar primary school bombing occurred on 8 April 1970, during the War of Attrition. The Israeli Air Force carried out an air raid on the Egyptian village of Bahr el-Baqar, in the eastern province of Sharqiyya. The raid resulted in the destruction of a primary school that was in use during the attack, killing 46 children. Israel claims that it had thought the school was an Egyptian military installation.

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Located at 30.86 31.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: 1970 in Egypt, Airstrikes, Egypt–Israel relations, Mass murder in 1970, Massacres committed by Israel, Massacres in Egypt, School bombings, School massacres, War of Attrition

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