Hauwaret al Maqta

Hauwaret al Maqta is a village in , . Hauwaret al Maqta is situated nearby to , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pyramid of Hawara and Bahr Yussef.

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Hawara is an archaeological site of Ancient Egypt, south of the site of Crocodilopolis at the entrance to the depression of the Fayyum oasis. It is the site of a pyramid built by King Amenemhat III of the 12th dynasty, between the 19th and 18th centuries BC.

River
Photo: مصطفي ابوبكر, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a canal which connects the Nile River with in . In ancient times it was called Tomis by the Greeks, which was derived from its Egyptian name Tm.t. is situated 2½ km southeast of Hauwaret al Maqta.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fayum and Abgig.

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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 9 km west of Hauwaret al Maqta.

Village
Photo: Markh, Public domain.
(Arabic: اللاهون El Lāhūn, Coptic: ⲗⲉϩⲱⲛⲉ alt. Illahun, Lahun, or Kahun, is a town and pyramid complex in , founded by Senusret II. is situated 9 km southeast of Hauwaret al Maqta.

Hauwaret al Maqta

Latitude
29.2569° or 29° 15′ 25″ north
Longitude
30.89822° or 30° 53′ 54″ east
Open location code
7GXG7V4X+Q7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 768555359
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to German—“Hauwaret al Maqta” goes by many names.

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