Abusir

Abusir is a seaside town on the shore of on the western extremity of Egypt's . It is situated about 48 kilometres southwest of .
Wikipedia
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 30 metres (98 feet)
  • Description: village in Alexandria Governorate, Egypt
  • Also known as
    “Pharos of Abusir”
    “Taposiris Magna/Abusir, Baths, Greek Bath”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Taposiris Magna.
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Abusir

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Latitude
30.94788° or 30° 56′ 52″ north
Longitude
29.52356° or 29° 31′ 25″ east
Open location code
8G2FWGXF+5C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 255811087
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
9781955
Wiki­data ID
Q1568438

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Abusir” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أبو صير، الإسكندرية”
  • Arabic: “أبو صير”
  • Catalan: “Plinthine”
  • Catalan: “Taposiris Magna”
  • Cebuano: “Taposiris Magna/Abusir”
  • Chinese: “阿布西尔”
  • Chinese: “阿布西爾”
  • Dutch: “Abusir”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ابو صير (مصر)”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ابو صير”
  • French: “Abousir”
  • German: “Abousir”
  • German: “Abū Ṣīr, Taposiris magna”
  • German: “Abū Ṣīr”
  • German: “Taposiris magna”
  • Greek: “Αμπουσίρ”
  • Hungarian: “Alexandriai világítótorony”
  • Indonesian: “Abusir”
  • Italian: “Abousir”
  • Italian: “Abusir”
  • Italian: “Taposiris Magna”
  • Persian: “ابوصیر (دریاچه مریوط)”
  • Persian: “ابوصیر”
  • Spanish: “Abusir”
  • Swedish: “Abusir”
  • Urdu: “ابو صیر”

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