Bawit
Bawit is an archaeological site located 80 kilometres north of Asyut, near the village of Dashlout, in Egypt. It covers an area of 40 hectares, and houses a cemetery and the ruins of the Hermopolite monastery of Apa Apollo founded by Apollo in the late fourth century.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Locality with about 9,520 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 50 metres (160 feet)
- Description: village in Asyut Governorate, Egypt
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dairut.
Bawit
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Latitude
27.55132° or 27° 33′ 5″ north
Longitude
30.71861° or 30° 43′ 7″ east
Open location code
7GVGHP29+GC
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Bawit” goes by many names.
باويطArabic
باويط، أسيوطArabic
巴維特Chinese
巴维特Chinese
BawitDutch
باويطEgyptian Arabic
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