Baris
Baris is a town in Egypt's Western Desert. It contains the ancient Egyptian temple of Dosh. It is south of the New Valley Governorate, 90 km from the Kharga Oasis. The name of the town comes from Coptic: ⲡⲁⲣⲏⲥ, lit. 'the one of the south'.
- Town with about 3,890 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 60 metres (190 feet)
- …is also known as “Baris, Egypt”
- Description: town in the Egyptian depression of el-Kharga
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Latitude
24.67369° or 24° 40′ 25″ north
Longitude
30.60512° or 30° 36′ 18″ east
Open location code
7GPGMJF4+F2
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Baris” goes by many names.
Baris, MasarHausa
バリスJapanese
باریسPersian
BarisPolish
БарисRussian
Барис (оазис)Russian
باریسSouth Azerbaijani
باریس (میصر)South Azerbaijani
BarisSwedish
Baris, EgyptenSwedish
BarisUzbek
Baris (Misr)Uzbek
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