El-Kôm el-Ahmar

El-Kôm el-Ahmar is a locality in Red Sea, Egypt. El-Kôm el-Ahmar is situated nearby to the village Nazlat al Ajjaji, as well as near the locality El Badari.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Antaeopolis.

Antaeopolis

Locality

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Qaw el-Kebir or El Etmannyieh is a village in the Asyut Governorate of Egypt. An old settlement, it was known in Ancient Egypt as Tjebu or Tkow. In Greek and Roman Egypt, its name was Antaeopolis after its tutelary deity, the war god known by the Hellenized name Antaeus. Antaeopolis is situated 10 km southeast of El-Kôm el-Ahmar.

El-Kôm el-Ahmar

Type: Locality
Also known as: “El-Kom el-Ahmar”
Location: Red Sea, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude

27° north

Longitude

31.41667° or 31° 25′ east

Elevation

56 metres (184 feet)

Open location code

7GVH2C28+2M

GeoNames ID

357859

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