Ad Dayr al Abyaḑ al Baḩarī
Ad Dayr al Abyaḑ al Baḩarī is a monastery in Sohag Governorate, Egypt. Ad Dayr al Abyaḑ al Baḩarī is situated nearby to the church White Monastery.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include White Monastery and Athribis.
White Monastery
Church
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The Coptic White Monastery, also The Monastery of Abba Shenouda and The Athribian Monastery is a Coptic Orthodox monastery named after Saint Shenoute. It is located near the Upper Egyptian cities of Tahta and Sohag, and about two and a half miles south-east of the Red Monastery.
Athribis
Archaeological site
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Athribis, also known to the ancient Greeks as Triphieion or Tripheion, and to the ancient Egyptians as Hut-Repyt, was an ancient city of Egypt, in the Panopolite nome. Athribis is situated 3 km southeast of Ad Dayr al Abyaḑ al Baḩarī.
Red Monastery
Church
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The Red Monastery or The Monastery of Apa Psoi is a Coptic Orthodox monastery named after an Egyptian saint named Psoi or Pishoy, not to be confused with Pishoy, Bishop of Sketis. Red Monastery is situated 3½ km northwest of Ad Dayr al Abyaḑ al Baḩarī.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sohag.
Sohag
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Sohag, also spelled as Suhag or Suhaj, is a city on the west bank of the Nile in Egypt. It has been the capital of Sohag Governorate since 1960, before which the capital was Girga and the name of the governorate was Girga Governorate.
Ad Dayr al Abyaḑ al Baḩarī
- Type: Monastery
- Also known as: “Ad Dayr al Abyad al Bahari” and “Ad-Dayr al Abyaḍ al-Baḥari”
- Category: religion
- Location: Sohag Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
26.53374° or 26° 32′ 2″ northLongitude
31.64544° or 31° 38′ 44″ eastElevation
72 metres (236 feet)Open location code
7GRHGJMW+F5GeoNames ID
12121603
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In Other Languages
“Ad Dayr al Abyaḑ al Baḩarī” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الدير الأبيض البحري”
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