Tur‘at al Fārūqīyah

Tur‘at al Fārūqīyah is a canal in Red Sea, Egypt. Tur‘at al Fārūqīyah is situated nearby to the locality ‘Izbat al Aqbāţ, as well as near Naj‘ al Jazīrah.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Antaeopolis and Tima.

Antaeopolis

Locality

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Qaw el-Kebir or El Etmannyieh is a village in the Asyut Governorate of Egypt. An old settlement, it was known in Ancient Egypt as Tjebu or Tkow. In Greek and Roman Egypt, its name was Antaeopolis after its tutelary deity, the war god known by the Hellenized name Antaeus. Antaeopolis is situated 4½ km north of Tur‘at al Fārūqīyah.

Tima

Town

Tima is a city in the Sohag Governorate of Upper Egypt. It is located on the west bank of the Nile. Tima is situated 7 km west of Tur‘at al Fārūqīyah.

Tur‘at al Fārūqīyah

Type: Canal
Also known as: “Al-Fārūqiyyah Canal” and “Tur`at al Faruqiyah”
Category: body of water
Location: Red Sea, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude

26.91053° or 26° 54′ 38″ north

Longitude

31.50143° or 31° 30′ 5″ east

Elevation

59 metres (194 feet)

Open location code

7GRHWG62+6H

GeoNames ID

12190819

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In Other Languages

“Tur‘at al Fārūqīyah” goes by many names.

Arabic: “ترعة الفاروقية”

Localities in the Area

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