North Africa
Egypt
Asyut Governorate

Bawit

Bawit is an archaeological site located 80 kilometres north of , 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.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: village in Asyut Governorate, Egypt
  • Also known as: “Bāwīţ” and “The Monastery of Apollo at Bawit”

Bawit

Latitude
27.54431° or 27° 32′ 40″ north
Longitude
30.70129° or 30° 42′ 5″ east
Population
9,520
Elevation
55 metres (180 feet)
Open location code
7GVGGPV2+PG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 523129117
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
358942
Wiki­data ID
Q2883627
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swahili—“Bawit” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “باويط، أسيوط”
  • Arabic: “باويط”
  • Chinese: “巴維特”
  • Chinese: “巴维特”
  • Dutch: “Bawit”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “باويط”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قريه باويط”
  • French: “Baouit”
  • German: “Bawit”
  • German: “Bāwīṭ”
  • Japanese: “バウィット”
  • Swahili: “Bawit”

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