Tir‘at al Jizah
Tir‘at al Jizah is a canal in Beni Suweif Governorate, Egypt. Tir‘at al Jizah is situated nearby to the locality Al Ḩammām, as well as near Al Manşūrah.Places of Interest
Highlights include Pyramid of El Lahun.
Pyramid of El Lahun
Photo: Einsamer Schütze, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The pyramid of Senusret II is the funerary monument at El Lahun built for the Egyptian pharaoh Senusret II of the Twelfth Dynasty in the early 19th century BC. Pyramid of El Lahun is situated 4 km west of Tir‘at al Jizah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El Lahun and Abusir el-Meleq.
El Lahun
Village
Photo: Markh, Public domain.
El Lahun (Arabic: اللاهون El Lāhūn, Coptic: ⲗⲉϩⲱⲛⲉ alt. Illahun, Lahun, or Kahun, is a town and pyramid complex in Faiyum, Egypt founded by Senusret II. El Lahun is situated 4½ km southwest of Tir‘at al Jizah.
Abusir el-Meleq
Village
Abusir el-Meleq, also Abusir el-Melek - a town and archaeological site in Egypt, located in Beni Suef, which is the capital city of the Beni Suef Governorate in Egypt, an important agricultural trade centre on the west bank of the Nile River. Abusir el-Meleq is situated 8 km east of Tir‘at al Jizah.
Tir‘at al Jizah
- Type: Canal
- Also known as: “Tir`at al Jizah”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Beni Suweif Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
29.23854° or 29° 14′ 19″ northLongitude
31.01088° or 31° 0′ 39″ eastElevation
30 metres (98 feet)Open location code
7GXH62Q6+C9GeoNames ID
433457
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