Al Roda
Al Roda is a village in Minya Governorate, Egypt. Al Roda is situated nearby to the village Al Sheikh Ibada, as well as near Deir Abu Hinnis.Places of Interest
Highlights include Antinoöpolis.
Antinoöpolis
Archaeological site
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Antinoöpolis was a city founded at an older Egyptian village by the Roman emperor Hadrian to commemorate his deified young beloved, Antinoüs, on the east bank of the Nile, not far from the site in Upper Egypt where Antinoüs drowned in 130 AD. Antinoöpolis is situated 2½ km northeast of Al Roda.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Deir Abu Hinnis and El-Ashmunein.
Deir Abu Hinnis
Village
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Deir Abu Hinnis is a village in the Minya Governorate, Egypt, on the eastern side of the Nile. The village includes an archaeological site that contain more than two hundred limestone quarries. Deir Abu Hinnis is situated 4½ km east of Al Roda.
El-Ashmunein
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hermopolis was a major city in antiquity, located near the boundary between Lower and Upper Egypt. Its Egyptian name Khemenu derives from the eight deities said to reside in the city.
Deir El Bersha
Village
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Deir El Bersha is a Coptic village in Middle Egypt, in the Minya Governorate. It is located on the east bank of the Nile to the south of Antinoöpolis and almost opposite the city of Mallawi. Deir El Bersha is situated 7 km southeast of Al Roda.
Al Roda
- Type: Village
- Also known as: “Er Rōda, Al Roda”
- Category: locality
- Location: Minya Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
27.80032° or 27° 48′ 1″ northLongitude
30.86094° or 30° 51′ 39″ eastOpen location code
7GVGRV26+49OpenStreetMap ID
node 768554322OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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