Qaryat Bahij

Qaryat Bahij is a village in Alexandria Governorate, Egypt. Qaryat Bahij is situated nearby to the neighborhood Baheg, as well as near the village Al Qasimiyah.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Taposiris Magna.

Taposiris Magna

Locality

Photo: Koantao, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Taposiris Magna, also known as Tapusir Magna, is a city established by Pharaoh Ptolemy II Philadelphus between 280 and 270 BC. The name means "great tomb of Osiris", which Plutarch identifies with an Egyptian temple in the city. Taposiris Magna is situated 8 km west of Qaryat Bahij.

Qaryat Bahij

Type: Village
Also known as: “Qaryat Bahīj” and “Qaryat Bahīj, Qaryat Bahij”
Category: locality
Location: Alexandria Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude

30.93222° or 30° 55′ 56″ north

Longitude

29.60389° or 29° 36′ 14″ east

Elevation

21 metres (69 feet)

Open location code

8G2FWJJ3+VH

OpenStreetMap ID

node 768578105

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

434138

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Qaryat Bahij” goes by many names.

Arabic: “قرية بهيج”
French: “Qaryat Bahij”
German: “Qaryat Bahij”
Ukrainian: “Багіґ”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Baheg and Al Qasimiyah.

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