Bawiti

El-Bawiti is a town in the in . With 15,978 inhabitants, it is the largest settlement in the .
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  • Type: Town with 15,700 residents
  • Description: town in the Egyptian depression of el-Bahriya
  • Also known as: “Al Bawiti”, “Bawīti”, and “El Bawîti”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bahariyya and El Beshmo Lodge.

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is an oasis in the of Egypt. It is 370 km from Cairo, the closest of the five western oases, and it serves as a staging post for reaching the others.

Hotel
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is a hotel.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mandisha.

Town
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is a town, which is situated 7 km east of Bawiti.

Bawiti

Latitude
28.35182° or 28° 21′ 7″ north
Longitude
28.86299° or 28° 51′ 47″ east
Population
15,700
Elevation
131 metres (430 feet)
Open location code
7GWC9V27+P5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 336335743
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
361394
Wiki­data ID
Q4116186
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Bawiti” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الباويطى”
  • Arabic: “الباويطي”
  • Arabic: “البويطي”
  • Arabic: “مدينة الباويطي”
  • Asturian: “Bawiti”
  • Cebuano: “Al Bawīţī”
  • Chinese: “拜維提”
  • Dutch: “Al-Bawiti”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “باويط”
  • French: “Bawiti”
  • German: “al-Bawiti”
  • German: “Bauiti”
  • German: “Bawiti”
  • German: “Bāwīṭī”
  • Greek: “Μπαουίτι”
  • Japanese: “バウーティー”
  • Persian: “الباویطی”
  • Polish: “Al-Bawiti”
  • Russian: “Бавити”
  • South Azerbaijani: “الباویطی”
  • Swedish: “Al Bawīţī”
  • Uzbek: “Al-Baviti”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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