Al Birkah al Wasţānīyah
Al Birkah al Wasţānīyah is a section of a lake in Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate, Egypt. Al Birkah al Wasţānīyah is situated nearby to the locality ‘Izbat as Sukkarī, as well as near ‘Izbat as Subayḩī.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Julien.
Fort Julien
Castle
Photo: Hossametsh20, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Julien is a fort located on the left or west bank of the Nile about 5 kilometres north-west of Rashid on the north coast of Egypt. It was originally built by the Mamluks and occupied by the French during Napoleon Bonaparte's campaign in Egypt and Syria between 1798 and 1801.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rosetta.
Rosetta
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rosetta or Rashid is a port city of the Nile Delta, 65 km east of Alexandria, in Egypt's Beheira governorate. The Rosetta Stone was discovered in nearby Fort Julien in 1799.
Al Birkah al Wasţānīyah
- Type: Section of a lake
- Also known as: “Al Birkah al Wastaniyah” and “El-Birka el Wasṭanîya”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
31.45° or 31° 27′ northLongitude
30.4° or 30° 24′ eastElevation
3 metres (10 feet)Open location code
8G3GFC22+22GeoNames ID
346305
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as ‘Izbat as Sukkarī and ‘Izbat as Subayḩī.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ţābiyat Qāyitbāy and Maḩaţţat Sikkat Ḩadīd al Burj.
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