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Bahjūrah

Bahjūrah is a locality in , . Bahjūrah is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nag Hammâdi and Farshut.

Town
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Nag Hammadi is a city and markaz in . It is located on the west bank of the Nile in the , about 80 kilometres north-west of . The city had a population of close to 61,737 as of 2023. is situated 3½ km east of Bahjūrah.

Town
is a city in the , . Its population was estimated at 70,000 people in 2020. The Markaz of has 177,836 people. is situated 4½ km west of Bahjūrah.

Locality
al-Qasr wa as-Sayyad is a village in district of , . An early center of Christianity in the Thebaid, Roman Egypt, a site frequented by Desert Fathers from the 3rd century and the site of a monastery from the 4th, it was earlier known as Chenoboskion, also called Chenoboscium, Chenoboskia and Sheneset. is situated 10 km east of Bahjūrah.

Bahjūrah

Latitude
26.0586° or 26° 3′ 31″ north
Longitude
32.21066° or 32° 12′ 38″ east
Elevation
74 metres (243 feet)
Open location code
7GRJ3656+C7
Geo­Names ID
359394
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In Other Languages

“Bahjūrah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بهجورة”

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