Dayr as Sitt Dimyānah
Dayr as Sitt Dimyānah is a monastery in New Valley Governorate, Egypt. Dayr as Sitt Dimyānah is situated nearby to Shunet El Zebib, as well as near the archaeological site Kom El Sultan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Abydos and Shunet El Zebib.
Abydos
Abydos is an important Ancient Egyptian archaeological site in Middle Egypt, a collection of temples, sites and ancient cemeteries close to the town of al-Balyana, 90 km north of Luxor.
Shunet El Zebib
Photo: Markh, Public domain.
Shunet El Zebib, alternatively named Shuneh and Middle Fort, is a large mudbrick structure located at Abydos in Upper Egypt. The edifice dates to the Second Dynasty, and was built by the ancient Egyptian king Khasekhemwy. Shunet El Zebib is situated 350 metres south of Dayr as Sitt Dimyānah.
Kom El Sultan
Archaeological site
The area now known as Kom El Sultan is located in north Abydos, in Egypt. The most prominent feature of the area is the remains of a great mud brick temenos wall enclosing roughly 76,800 square meters of land. Kom El Sultan is situated 420 metres east of Dayr as Sitt Dimyānah.
Dayr as Sitt Dimyānah
- Type: Monastery
- Also known as: “Dayr as Sitt Dimyanah” and “El Sitt Dimyanna Monastery”
- Category: religion
- Location: New Valley Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
26.19249° or 26° 11′ 33″ northLongitude
31.90689° or 31° 54′ 25″ eastElevation
78 metres (256 feet)Open location code
7GRH5WR4+XQGeoNames ID
347865
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In Other Languages
“Dayr as Sitt Dimyānah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دير الست دميانه”
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