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Abu Hizam Destination Guide

Explore Abu Hizam in Egypt

Abu Hizam in the region of Qinā is a town in Egypt - some 280 mi or ( 451 km ) South of Cairo , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Abu Hizam is now 07:27 PM (Tuesday) . 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: Suhaj, Qina, Nag Hammâdi, Naj' at Turshi, and Naj' as Samasiriyah. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Suhaj . We encountered 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 Abu Hizam ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Kim in Lamu, Kenya and Uganda - Part 3

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Moments in time capturing echo's of magical Shela, Lamu. My visit to Nairobi and it's National Park and Museum. And my brief stay in Gulu, Nairobi. Accompanied by mellow, loved infused soulful House c ..

egyptian train along the Nile...

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Interesting facts about this location

Hamrah Dawm

Hamrah Dawm (Hamra Dom, Hamrat Dūm) is a small village in Upper Egypt. It is situated near the city of Qena, about 80 kilometres north-west of Luxor.

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Located at 26.10 32.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Gnosticism, Populated places in Qena Governorate

Nag Hammadi

Nag Hammadi, is a city in Upper Egypt. Nag Hammadi was known as Chenoboskion in classical antiquity, meaning "geese grazing grounds". It is located on the west bank of the Nile in the Qena Governorate, about 80 kilometres north-west of Luxor. It has a population of about 30,000, who are mostly farmers. Sugar and aluminium are produced in Nag Hammadi. The town of Nag Hammadi was established by Mahmoud Pasha Hammadi, who was a member of the Hammadi family in Sohag, Egypt.

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Located at 26.05 32.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Populated places in Qena Governorate

Dishna (Egypt)

Dishna is an Egyptian settlement west of Qena situated on the north bank of the river Nile.

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Located at 26.12 32.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Populated places in Egypt

Egyptalum

Egyptalum is the largest aluminium producer in Egypt and one of the largest in Africa having a total annual production of around 320,000 tonnes. The company is supplied with the electric energy it needs from the Aswan High Dam.

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Located at 25.99 32.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Aluminium companies, Aluminium smelters, Companies of Egypt

Proto-Sinaitic script

Proto-Sinaitic is a Middle Bronze Age script attested in a very small collection of inscriptions at Serabit el-Khadim in the Sinai Peninsula. Due to the extreme scarcity of Proto-Sinaitic signs, very little is known with certainty about the nature of the script. Because the script co-existed with Egyptian hieroglyphs, it is likely that it represented true writing, but this is by no means certain.

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Located at 25.95 32.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Abjad writing systems, Bronze Age writing systems, Scripts without ISO 15924 code, Undeciphered writing systems