North Africa
Egypt
New Valley Governorate

Al Ma’sarah

Al-Ma'sarah, also spelled Maasarah or Masarah, is a city in . Al Ma’sarah has about 3,230 residents.
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  • Type: Village with 3,230 residents
  • Description: village in New Valley Governorate, Egypt
  • Also known as: “Al Ma‘şarah”, “Al Ma`sarah”, “al-Ma’sara, el-Dakhla”, “El Ma‘sara”, and “Masara”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kellis and ‘Ain el-Gedida.

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Ancient , now known as Ismant el-Kharab, was a village in during the Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine periods. It was located about 2.5 kilometers east-southeast of present-day Ismant in the , and about 11 kilometers northeast of Mut, which is the capital of the oasis. is situated 4 km east of Al Ma’sarah.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km north of Al Ma’sarah.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ismant and Mut.

Village
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is a village.

Town
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or Dakhla, is a city in the , . Its population was estimated at 24,400 people in 2018. is situated 7 km west of Al Ma’sarah.

Al Ma’sarah

Latitude
25.51055° or 25° 30′ 38″ north
Longitude
29.05658° or 29° 3′ 24″ east
Population
3,230
Elevation
109 metres (358 feet)
Open location code
7GQFG364+6J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4301892871
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
360738
Wiki­data ID
Q14215162
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Al Ma’sarah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المعصرة”
  • Dutch: “al-Ma’sara, el-Dakhla”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “المعصرة”
  • German: “al-Ma’sara”
  • German: “Maʿṣara”
  • Polish: “Al-Masara”
  • Uzbek: “Al-Maʼsara”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Al Ma’sarah”. Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.