North Africa
Egypt
Faiyum Governorate

Buret al Hitan

Buret al Hitan is a bay in , .
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Philoteris.

Locality
was a village in ancient Egypt located in the . It was founded c. 280s BC by Pharaoh Ptolemy II Philadelphus of the Ptolemaic Kingdom, who named it for his sister, Philotera.

Buret al Hitan

Latitude
29.4542° or 29° 27′ 15″ north
Longitude
30.4014° or 30° 24′ 5″ east
Open location code
7GXGFC32+MH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 768586667
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Hungarian—“Buret al Hitan” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Madrab El Afarit and Dar Es Salam.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Qaret Umm al Zalat and Qarat an Naqb.

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