Abu Qirqas

Abu Qirqas or Abu Qurqas is a town and subdivision in , . It is situated on the west bank of the Nile, opposite of the historic site of .
  • Town with about 63,300 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 50 metres (180 feet)
  • Description: town in Middle Egypt
  • Also known as
    “Abo Qorqas”
    “Abu Gurgas”
    “Abu Kerkae”
    “Abu Kirkas”
    “ABŪ QURQĀS”
    “Abū Qurqāş, Abu Qurqas”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beni Hasan.
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Latitude
27.9306° or 27° 55′ 50″ north
Longitude
30.8377° or 30° 50′ 16″ east
Open location code
7GVGWRJQ+63
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Open­Street­Map feature
place = town
Geo­Names ID
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Abu Qirqas” goes by many names.
أبو قرقاصArabic
Abu QirqasAsturian
Abū QurqāşCebuano
Abu QirqasDutch
ابو قرقاصEgyptian Arabic
აბუ ქირქასიGeorgian
Abu QirqasItalian
Abū QurqāşMalagasy
ابو قرقاصPersian
Abu KurkasPolish
Абу-КуркасRussian
Abu QirqasScots
ابو قرقاصSouth Azerbaijani
Abū QurqāşSwedish
ابو قرقاصUrdu
Abu QirqasUzbek

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