Dayr al-Maymūn
Dayr al-Maymūn, more known by its former name Pispir as it is referred to by Athanasius of Alexandria in his biography of St. Anthony, is a mountain in Giza Governorate, Egypt, directly east of the Nile River.- Locality with about 1,970 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 30 metres (110 feet)
- Description: village in Giza Governorate, Egypt
- Also known as“Deir el-Maimûn”“Pispir”
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Latitude
29.22519° or 29° 13′ 31″ north
Longitude
31.22026° or 31° 13′ 13″ east
Open location code
7GXH66GC+34
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Dayr al-Maymūn” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دير الميمون، الجيزة”
- Arabic: “دير الميمون”
- Chinese: “庇斯比爾山”
- Egyptian Arabic: “دير الميمون”
- French: “Dayr al Maymun”
- Galician: “Dayr al-Maymun”
- German: “Dair al-Maimun”
- German: “Dayr al-Maymun”
- German: “Deir el-Meimūn”
- Uzbek: “Dayr al-Maymūn”
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