Al-Wasta

Al-Wasta is a town in , and has about 57,900 residents. Al-Wasta is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the neighborhood .
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  • Type: Town with 57,900 residents
  • Description: town in Beni Suef governorate in Egypt
  • Also known as: “Al Wasitah”, “Al Wāsiţah”, “Al Wāsiţah, Al Wasitah”, “Al-Wasitah”, “al-Wasta”, “El Wasta”, “El Wāsta”, and “Wasta”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Meidoum.

Village
Photo: Kurohito, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Meidum, Maydum or Maidum is an archaeological site in . It contains a large pyramid and several mudbrick mastabas. The pyramid was Egypt's first straight-sided one, but it partially collapsed in ancient times. is situated 5 km northwest of Al-Wasta.

Al-Wasta

Latitude
29.3378° or 29° 20′ 16″ north
Longitude
31.2056° or 31° 12′ 20″ east
Population
57,900
Elevation
33 metres (108 feet)
Open location code
7GXH86Q4+46
Open­Street­Map ID
node 768557743
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
360464
Wiki­data ID
Q4105094
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Al-Wasta” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الواسطة”
  • Arabic: “الواسطى”
  • Arabic: “الوَاسطى”
  • Arabic: “الواسطي”
  • Cebuano: “Al Wāsiţah”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الواسطى”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مدينة الواسطى”
  • French: “Al-Wasitah”
  • German: “al-Wasita”
  • German: “Al-Wasitah”
  • German: “al-Wasta”
  • German: “Wasita”
  • German: “Wasta”
  • German: “Wāsṭā”
  • Kazakh: “Васта қаласы”
  • Persian: “واسطی”
  • Polish: “Al-Wasita”
  • Russian: “Васта”
  • Russian: “Эль-Васта”
  • Swedish: “Al Wāsiţah”
  • Swedish: “Al Wasta”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Al Wasta City and Geziret al Masada.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Al Wasta Train Station and Al-Wasitah.

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