Bakchias
Bakchias is an archaeological site in Faiyum Governorate, Egypt.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tamiya and Philadelphia.
Tamiya
Village
Tamiya is a town in Faiyum Governorate, Egypt. The name of the town comes from Ancient Greek: Ταμαυις or Ταμαις. Tamiya is situated 8 km southwest of Bakchias.
Philadelphia
Locality
Photo: Archeologo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Faiyum is a city in Middle Egypt. Located 100 kilometres southwest of Cairo, in the Faiyum Oasis, it is the capital of the modern Faiyum Governorate. It is one of Egypt's oldest cities due to its strategic location. Philadelphia is situated 9 km southeast of Bakchias.
Bakchias
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site in the Egyptian depression of el-Faiyum
- Categories: human settlement, Egyptian temple, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Faiyum Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
29.54106° or 29° 32′ 28″ northLongitude
31.00787° or 31° 0′ 28″ eastOpen location code
7GXHG2R5+C4OpenStreetMap ID
node 12310893276OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q804269
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Bakchias” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أم الأتل”
- Arabic: “أم الأثل”
- Catalan: “Bakchias”
- Cebuano: “Tall Umm al Athl”
- Dutch: “Bakchias”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ام الاتل”
- French: “Bakchias”
- German: “Bacchias”
- German: “Bakchias”
- German: “Kom Umm el-Atl”
- German: “Umm el-Athl”
- German: “Umm el-Atl”
- Greek: “Βακχία”
- Irish: “Bakchias”
- Italian: “Bakchias”
- Spanish: “Bakchias”
- Swedish: “Tall Umm al Athl”
- Turkish: “Bakchias”
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