El Qattah

El Qattah, also known as Qattah or El-Qattah, is an ancient Egyptian site in , roughly 10 miles northwest of Letopolis. It is noted for its tombs of the Middle Kingdom, and was excavated extensively in 1904 by a team from the Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale of , a team which included Henri Gauthier.
Wikipedia
  • Locality
  • …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (80 feet)
  • Description: village in Giza Governorate, Egypt
  • Also known as
    “Al Qaţţā”
    “Al-Qaṭā”
    “El-Qaṭṭa”
    “Qattah”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ashmoun and Birqash.
is a city in the south of , . is situated 8 km north of El Qattah.
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is a village, which is situated 9 km southeast of El Qattah.

El Qattah

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Latitude
30.22232° or 30° 13′ 20″ north
Longitude
30.97225° or 30° 58′ 20″ east
Open location code
8G2G6XCC+WW
Geo­Names ID
360571
Wiki­data ID
Q5351952

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“El Qattah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “القطا، الجيزة”
  • Arabic: “القطا”
  • Arabic: “القطاح”
  • Armenian: “Էլ Քաթթահ”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “القطا”
  • French: “El-Qattah”
  • Swahili: “El Qattah”
  • Uzbek: “Al-Qittah”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as ‘Izbat Jamāl al Faransāwī and ‘Izbat Sīdī Ibrāhīm.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Jazīrat al Wasţānīyah and Maḩaţţat al Qaţā.

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