Abu Minqar
Abu Minqar is an oasis town in Qesm Al Wahat Ad Dakhlah District, New Valley Governorate, Egypt, about 93 kilometres by road southwest of Farafra. It is inhabited mainly by Bedouins and lies along a historical caravan route to Kufra, Libya.Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Abu Minqar
- Type: Town
- Description: village in the Egyptian depression of el-Farafra
- Categories: village, spring, and locality
- Location: New Valley Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
26.50622° or 26° 30′ 22″ northLongitude
27.66201° or 27° 39′ 43″ eastOpen location code
7GR9GM46+FROpenStreetMap ID
node 336355231OpenStreetMap feature
place=townWikidata ID
Q4843875
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Abu Minqar” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أبو منقار”
- Arabic: “قصر أبو منقار”
- Chinese: “Canada isa betta”
- Dutch: “Abu Minqar”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قصر ابو منقار”
- French: “Abu Minqar”
- German: “Abu Minqar”
- German: “Abū Minqār”
- German: “Abu Munqar”
- German: “Qasr Abu Minqar”
- German: “Qasr Abu Munqar”
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