Naj‘ Shaybah
Naj‘ Shaybah is a locality in Minya Governorate, Egypt. Naj‘ Shaybah is situated nearby to the locality Naj‘ Shībah ash Sharqī, as well as near Nazlat Ḩamzāwī.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Antinoöpolis.
Antinoöpolis
Archaeological site
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Antinoöpolis was a city founded at an older Egyptian village by the Roman emperor Hadrian to commemorate his deified young beloved, Antinoüs, on the east bank of the Nile, not far from the site in Upper Egypt where Antinoüs drowned in 130 AD. Antinoöpolis is situated 4 km southeast of Naj‘ Shaybah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Deir Abu Hinnis and El-Ashmunein.
Deir Abu Hinnis
Village
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Deir Abu Hinnis is a village in the Minya Governorate, Egypt, on the eastern side of the Nile. The village includes an archaeological site that contain more than two hundred limestone quarries. Deir Abu Hinnis is situated 7 km southeast of Naj‘ Shaybah.
El-Ashmunein
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Hermopolis was a major city in antiquity, located near the boundary between Lower and Upper Egypt. Its Egyptian name Khemenu derives from the eight deities said to reside in the city.
Beni Hasan
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Beni Hasan is a small village and an important archaeological locality in Middle Egypt, some 20 km south of the city of Minya.
Naj‘ Shaybah
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “El Nag‘ el Gharbi”, “Naj‘ Shaybah al Gharbī”, “Naj‘ Shībah al Gharbī”, “Naj` Shaybah”, “Shaybah”, and “Sheiba”
- Location: Minya Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
27.8285° or 27° 49′ 43″ northLongitude
30.85315° or 30° 51′ 11″ eastElevation
49 metres (161 feet)Open location code
7GVGRVH3+97GeoNames ID
349283
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In Other Languages
“Naj‘ Shaybah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نجع شيبة”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Naj‘ Shībah ash Sharqī and Nazlat Ḩamzāwī.
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Highlights include An Naj‘ al Baḩrī and Ma‘bad ad Dīk.
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