Bahr Yussef
The Bahr Yussef is a canal which connects the Nile River with Faiyum Oasis in Egypt. In ancient times it was called Tomis by the Greeks, which was derived from its Egyptian name Tm.t.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: geographical object
- Also known as: “Bahr Jusef”, “Baḥr Yûsef”, and “Baḩr Yūsuf”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dairut and Dayrut al-Sharif.
Dairut
Town
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dairut is a city in Egypt. It is located on the west bank of the Nile, in the Asyut Governorate. This is the point where the Nile divides, and a branch wanders off and eventually ends up in the Faiyum.
Dayrut al-Sharif
Village
Dayrut al-Sharif is a town in Egypt. It is located on the west bank of the Nile, in the Asyut Governorate. According to tradition, the Holy Family visited Dayrut al-Sharif on their flight into Egypt. Dayrut al-Sharif is situated 3 km north of Bahr Yussef.
Bahr Yussef
- Categories: canal and body of water
- Location: Asyut Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Ancient Greek to Urdu—“Bahr Yussef” goes by many names.
- Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Διῶρυξ Μεγάλη”
- Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Τωμις Ποταμός”
- Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Τωμις”
- Arabic: “بحر يوسف”
- Belarusian: “Канал Іосіфа”
- Cebuano: “Bahr Jusef”
- Chinese: “約瑟運河”
- Czech: “Josefova řeka”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحر يوسف”
- French: “Bahr Youssef”
- French: “Bahr Youssouf”
- French: “Bahr Yussef”
- German: “Bahr Yussuf”
- German: “Bahr Yusuf”
- German: “Baḥr Yūsuf”
- German: “Josefskanal”
- Hebrew: “בחר יוסף”
- Hebrew: “נהר יוסף”
- Italian: “Bahr Yussef”
- Japanese: “バハル・ユセフ”
- Polish: “Bahr Jusuf”
- Russian: “Бар-Юсуф”
- Russian: “Бахр-Юсуф”
- Russian: “Канал Иосифа”
- Russian: “Канал Юсуфа”
- Russian: “Юсуф”
- Scots: “Bahr Yussef”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Bar Jusuf”
- Spanish: “Bahr Yusef”
- Spanish: “Bahr Yussef”
- Swedish: “Bahr Jusef”
- Ukrainian: “Бахр-Юсуф”
- Ukrainian: “Канал Бахр Юсеф”
- Urdu: “بحر یوسف”
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