Abgig Obelisk

Abgig Obelisk is in , . Abgig Obelisk is situated nearby to , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Al-Fayoum Stadium.

Stadium
The was a multi-purpose stadium located in , Egypt. It was used mostly for football and serves as the home stadium of Misr El Makasa. The stadium had a capacity of 20,000 people. This stadium is permanently closed. is situated 1¼ km west of Abgig Obelisk.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fayum and Abgig.

Photo: Yash8496, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Faiyum is a city located geographically in Lower Egypt but culturally and politically in Upper Egypt 100 kilometres, southwest of . In the , it is the capital of the modern .

Village
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is a village, which is situated 5 km southwest of Abgig Obelisk.

Village
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village and archaeological site in , Egypt. The town is in the , 7 kilometres from the city of . Outside the village are the Pedestals of , ancients ruins of two colossi built by Amenemhat III. is situated 6 km north of Abgig Obelisk.

Abgig Obelisk

  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Also known as: “AO”, “Begig Obelisk”, “BO”, “Faiyum Obelisk”, “Fayoum Obelisk”, “FO”, “Obelisk of Abgig”, “Obelisk of Begig”, “Obelisk of Fayoum”, “Obelisk of Senus”, “Senusret I Obelisk”, “Senusret Obelisk”, “SO”, “The Abgig Obelisk”, “The Begig Obelisk”, “The Faiyum Obelisk”, “The Fayoum Obelisk”, “The Senusret Obelisk”, “سنوسرت”, “سنوسرت الاول”, “مسلة”, “مسلة الفيوم”, and “مسلة سنوسرت الاول”
  • Category: tourism
  • Location: , , ,
  • View on Open­Street­Map
Latitude
29.3153° or 29° 18′ 55″ north
Longitude
30.85259° or 30° 51′ 9″ east
Open location code
7GXG8V83+42
Open­Street­Map ID
node 14134259987
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Abgig Obelisk” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مسلة سنوسرت”

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