Abu Minqar
Abu Minqar is an oasis town in Qesm Al Wahat Ad Dakhlah District, New Valley Governorate, Egypt, about 93 kilometres by road southwest of Farafra. It is inhabited mainly by Bedouins and lies along a historical caravan route to Kufra, Libya.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Well
- Description: village in the Egyptian depression of el-Farafra
- Also known as: “Bi’r Abu Minqar” and “Bi’r Abū Minqār”
Abu Minqar
- Categories: village, spring, and body of water
- Location: New Valley Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Abu Minqar” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قصر أبو منقار”
- Chinese: “Canada isa betta”
- Dutch: “Abu Minqar”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قصر ابو منقار”
- French: “Abu Minqar”
- German: “Abu Minqar”
- German: “Abū Minqār”
- German: “Abu Munqar”
- German: “Qasr Abu Minqar”
- German: “Qasr Abu Munqar”
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