Hūr
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.- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of around 50 metres (150 feet)
- Also known as“Hawr”“Hôr”
Places of Interest
Discover Monastery of Saint Fana.
Monastery of Saint Fana
The Monastery of Saint Fana is a Coptic Orthodox monastery.
3½ km southwest of Hūr
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tuna el-Gebel.
Tuna el-Gebel
Tuna el-Gebel was the necropolis of Khmun.
9 km south of Hūr
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Latitude
27.85876° or 27° 51′ 32″ north
Longitude
30.73073° or 30° 43′ 51″ east
Open location code
7GVGVP5J+G7
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In Other Languages
“Hūr” goes by many names.
هورArabic
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Localities in the Area
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