Ar Rawḑah
Ar Rawḑah is a locality in Minya Governorate, Egypt. Ar Rawḑah is situated nearby to the locality Qalandūl, as well as near Naj‘ Shaybah.Places of Interest
Highlights include Antinoöpolis.
Antinoöpolis
Archaeological site
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Antinoöpolis was a city founded at an older Egyptian village by the Roman emperor Hadrian to commemorate his deified young beloved, Antinoüs, on the east bank of the Nile, not far from the site in Upper Egypt where Antinoüs drowned in 130 AD. Antinoöpolis is situated 2½ km northeast of Ar Rawḑah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Deir Abu Hinnis and El-Ashmunein.
Deir Abu Hinnis
Village
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Deir Abu Hinnis is a village in the Minya Governorate, Egypt, on the eastern side of the Nile. The village includes an archaeological site that contain more than two hundred limestone quarries. Deir Abu Hinnis is situated 4½ km east of Ar Rawḑah.
El-Ashmunein
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hermopolis was a major city in antiquity, located near the boundary between Lower and Upper Egypt. Its Egyptian name Khemenu derives from the eight deities said to reside in the city.
Deir El Bersha
Village
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Deir El Bersha is a Coptic village in Middle Egypt, in the Minya Governorate. It is located on the east bank of the Nile to the south of Antinoöpolis and almost opposite the city of Mallawi. Deir El Bersha is situated 7 km southeast of Ar Rawḑah.
Ar Rawḑah
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Ar Rawdah”, “Ar-Rawḍah”, “El Rôda”, and “Er Rōda”
- Location: Minya Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
27.80011° or 27° 48′ 0″ northLongitude
30.861° or 30° 51′ 40″ eastElevation
54 metres (177 feet)Open location code
7GVGRV26+29GeoNames ID
360127
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In Other Languages
“Ar Rawḑah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الروضة”
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