Zawyet Umm El Rakham
Zawyet Umm El Rakham is an archaeological site located on the North coast of Egypt 20 km to the west of Marsa Matruh, and about 300 km to the west of Alexandria During the reign of Ramesses II, it was the location of a major fortress-town which probably marked the western extent of direct Egyptian influence.
- Village with 2,640 residents
- …lies at an elevation of 6 metres (20 feet)
- Description: village and archaeological site in Egypt
- Also known as“Zāwiyat Umm ar Rakham”“Zāwiyet Umm el Rakham”“Zāwyat Umm ar Rakham”
Zawyet Umm El Rakham
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Latitude
31.39543° or 31° 23′ 44″ north
Longitude
27.04504° or 27° 2′ 42″ east
Open location code
8G3992WW+52
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Zawyet Umm El Rakham” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أم الرخم”
- Arabic: “زاوية أم الرخم”
- Dutch: “Zawiyet Umm el-Rakham”
- Egyptian Arabic: “زاويه ام الرخم”
- Egyptian Arabic: “زاويييت ومم ال راخام”
- French: “Zawiyet Umm el-Rakham”
- German: “Umm el-Racham”
- German: “Umm er-Racham”
- German: “Zawiyat Umm el-Racham”
- German: “Zawiyat Umm er-Racham”
- German: “Zāwiyat Umm er-Racham”
- German: “Zawiyet Umm el-Rakham”
- Italian: “Zawiyett umm El Rakham”
- Swahili: “Zawyet Umm El Rakham”
- Urdu: “زاویہ ام الرخم”
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