Roman fortress
Roman fortress is a ruins in New Valley Governorate, Egypt. Roman fortress is situated nearby to the aerodrome El Kharga Airport.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Temple of Hibis and Bagawat Necropolis.
Temple of Hibis
The Temple of Hibis is the largest and best preserved ancient Egyptian temple in the Kharga Oasis, as well as the only structure in Egypt dating to the Saite-Persian period which has come down to modern times in relatively good condition. Temple of Hibis is situated 1¼ km northwest of Roman fortress.Bagawat Necropolis
Archaeological site
El Bagawat, is an ancient Christian cemetery, and one of the oldest in the world, which functioned at the Kharga Oasis in southern-central Egypt from the 3rd to the 7th century AD. Bagawat Necropolis is situated 2 km northwest of Roman fortress.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kharga Oasis.
Kharga Oasis
The Kharga Oasis lit. 'the outer'; Coptic: ⲟⲩⲁϩ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲃ wah enhib, "Oasis of Hib", ⲟⲩⲁϩ ⲙ̀ⲯⲟⲓ wah empsoi "Oasis of Psoi") is the southernmost of Egypt's five western oases.Roman fortress
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: New Valley Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
25.46912° or 25° 28′ 9″ north
Longitude
30.56414° or 30° 33′ 51″ east
Open location code
7GQGFH97+JM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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