El Araba El Madfuna
El Araba El Madfuna is a town in Egypt. It is located south of Sohag.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: human settlement in Egypt
- Also known as: “Al ‘Arābah al Madfūnah”, “Al `Araba al Madfunah”, and “El-’Arâba el-Madfûna”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Abydos and Temple of Ramesses II.
Abydos
Abydos is an important Ancient Egyptian archaeological site in Middle Egypt, a collection of temples, sites and ancient cemeteries close to the town of al-Balyana, 90 km north of Luxor.
Osireion
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The Osireion is believed to be the cenotaph of Seti I, located to the rear of the Temple of Seti I at Abydos, Egypt. The temple was built in the 13th century BC and many researchers believe the Osireion dates from the same period. Osireion is situated 340 metres southeast of El Araba El Madfuna.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El Balyana.
El Balyana
Town
El Balyana is a town in the Sohag Governorate of Upper Egypt. Located on the west bank of the Nile, it is situated near the ancient Egyptian city of Abydos. El Balyana is situated 10 km northeast of El Araba El Madfuna.
El Araba El Madfuna
- Categories: human settlement, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: New Valley Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“El Araba El Madfuna” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “العرابا المدفونة”
- Catalan: “Al-Araba al-Madfuna”
- Cebuano: “Al ‘Arābā al Madfūnah”
- Dutch: “El Araba El Madfuna”
- Persian: “العربه المدفونه”
- Russian: “Эль-Араба-эль-Мадфуна”
- South Azerbaijani: “العربه المدفونه”
- Swedish: “Al ‘Arābā al Madfūnah”
- Uzbek: “Al-Araba al-Madfuna”
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