North Africa
Egypt
Minya Governorate

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 .
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  • 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”, and “Abu-Qirqas”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beni Hasan.

Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small village and an important archaeological locality in , some 20 km south of the city of .

Abu Qirqas

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
node 768584680
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
362277
Wiki­data ID
Q3646152
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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”
  • Georgian: “აბუ-ქირქასი”
  • German: “Abu Qirqas”
  • 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”
  • Uzbek: “Abu Qirqas”

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