Qasr Hur
Qasr Hur is a village in the Minya governorate of Egypt, around 300 km south of Cairo, on the edge of the Western Desert. The village is predominantly Muslim with a small Christian minority.- Type: Locality
- Description: village in Minya Governorate, Egypt
- Also known as: “Qasr Hawr”, “Qaşr Ḩawr”, “Qaṣr Hor”, “Qaṣr Hōr”, and “قصرهور، المنيا”
Qasr Hur
- Categories: village and village in Egypt
- Location: Minya Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
27.86667° or 27° 52′ north
Longitude
30.73333° or 30° 44′ east
Elevation
42 metres (138 feet)
Open location code
7GVGVP8M+M8
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Qasr Hur” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قصر هور”
- Dutch: “Qasr Hur”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قصر هور”
- German: “Qasr Hor”
- Polish: “Kasr Hur”
- Uzbek: “Qasr Hur”
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