Sidi Abd al Ghaffar

Sidi Abd al Ghaffar is a cemetery in Faiyum Governorate, Egypt. Sidi Abd al Ghaffar is situated nearby to the village Meidoum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Meidoum.

Meidoum

Village

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Meidum, Maydum or Maidum is an archaeological site in Lower Egypt. It contains a large pyramid and several mudbrick mastabas. The pyramid was Egypt's first straight-sided one, but it partially collapsed in ancient times. Meidoum is situated 3 km southwest of Sidi Abd al Ghaffar.

Sidi Abd al Ghaffar

Type: Cemetery
Also known as: “Sīdī ‘Abd al Ghaffār”, “Sîdi ‘Abd el Ghaffâr”, “Sîdi ‘Abd el Ghaffâr, Sidi Abd al Ghaffar”, and “Sidi `Abd al Ghaffar”
Category: burial
Location: Faiyum Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude

29.38333° or 29° 23′ north

Longitude

31.2° or 31° 12′ east

Elevation

26 metres (85 feet)

Open location code

7GXH95MX+8X

OpenStreetMap ID

node 768557738

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=grave_yard

GeoNames ID

348946

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to German—“Sidi Abd al Ghaffar” goes by many names.

Arabic: “سيدي عبد الغفار”
French: “Sidi Abd al Ghaffar”
German: “Sidi Abd al Ghaffar”

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