Al Maḩraş
Al Maḩraş is a locality in Minya Governorate, Egypt. Al Maḩraş is situated nearby to the locality Nazlat Sharmūkh, as well as near Nazlat Ḩāfiz̧.Places in the Area
Nearby places include El-Ashmunein and Tuna el-Gebel.
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.
Tuna el-Gebel
Village
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tuna el-Gebel was the necropolis of Khmun. It is the largest known Greco-Roman necropolis in Egypt, dating from the New Kingdom to the Roman Period, and seeing heavy use in the Ptolemaic Period. Tuna el-Gebel is located in Al Minya Governorate in Middle Egypt. Tuna el-Gebel is situated 8 km southwest of Al Maḩraş.
Al Maḩraş
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Al Mahras”, “Al-Maḥraṣ”, and “El Maḥras”
- Location: Minya Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
27.82791° or 27° 49′ 41″ northLongitude
30.79761° or 30° 47′ 51″ eastElevation
46 metres (151 feet)Open location code
7GVGRQHX+52GeoNames ID
360818
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In Other Languages
“Al Maḩraş” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المحرص”
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