Abu Qirqas
Abu Qirqas or Abu Qurqas is a town and subdivision in Minya Governorate, Egypt. It is situated on the west bank of the Nile, opposite of the historic site of Beni Hasan.- Type: Town with 90,300 residents
- Description: town in Middle Egypt
- Also known as: “Abo Qorqas”, “Abu Gurgas”, “Abu Kerkae”, “Abu Kirkas”, “Abu Qurqas”, “ABŪ QURQĀS”, “Abū Qurqāş, Abu Qurqas”, “Abu-Qirqas”, and “აბუ ქირქასი”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beni Hasan.
Abu Qirqas
- Categories: city and locality
- Location: Minya Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
27.9306° or 27° 55′ 50″ north
Longitude
30.8377° or 30° 50′ 16″ east
Population
90,300
Elevation
54 metres (177 feet)
Open location code
7GVGWRJQ+63
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Abu Qirqas” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أبو قرقاص”
- Asturian: “Abu Qirqas”
- Cebuano: “Abū Qurqāş”
- Dutch: “Abu Qirqas”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ابو قرقاص”
- French: “Abu Qirqas”
- French: “Abu Qurqas”
- Georgian: “აბუ-ქირქასი”
- German: “Abu Qurqas”
- German: “Abū Qurqāṣ”
- Italian: “Abu Qirqas”
- Malagasy: “Abū Qurqāş”
- Persian: “ابو قرقاص”
- Polish: “Abu Kurkas”
- Russian: “Абу-Куркас”
- Scots: “Abu Qirqas”
- South Azerbaijani: “ابو قرقاص”
- Swedish: “Abū Qurqāş”
- Urdu: “ابو قرقاص”
- Uzbek: “Abu Qirqas”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Al Fekreya City and Bani Hasan El-Shorouk.
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