Bir al Asi

Bir al Asi is a reservoir in Alexandria Governorate, Egypt. Bir al Asi is situated near the village Qaryat al Tanmiyah, as well as near the locality Karm Tail Musa.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Alexandria International Airport.

Aerodrome

Alexandria International Airport, formerly Borg El Arab International Airport, is an international airport of Alexandria, Egypt. It is located about 40 km southwest of Alexandria, in Borg El Arab. The airport also serves the nearby areas of the Nile Delta.

Type: Reservoir
Also known as: “Bi’r al ‘Āşī”, “Bi’r al ‘Āṣī”, “Bi’r al `Asi”, “Bîr el-‘Aṣi”, and “Bîr el-‘Aṣi, Bir al Asi”
Category: body of water
Location: Alexandria Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude

30.90056° or 30° 54′ 2″ north

Longitude

29.68611° or 29° 41′ 10″ east

Elevation

37 metres (121 feet)

Open location code

8G2FWM2P+6C

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=reservoir

GeoNames ID

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From Arabic to German—“Bir al Asi” goes by many names.

Places to explore: Qaryat al Tanmiyah and Karm Tail Musa.

Highlights: Borg El Arab Air Base and New Terminal Building.

Worth a closer look: Cairo and Alexandria.

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