Qasr el-Bawiti
Qasr el-Bawiti is an archaeological site in Giza Governorate, Egypt and has about 8,050 residents. Qasr el-Bawiti is situated nearby to the archaeological site Ain el-Muftilla, as well as near the peak Qarat al-Faragi (Hill of the Chicken Merchant).Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: village in the Egyptian depression of el-Bahriya
- Also known as: “Roman Fort Qasr el-Bawiti”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bahariyya and Ain el-Muftilla.
Bahariyya
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bahariyya is an oasis in the Western Desert of Egypt. It is 370 km from Cairo, the closest of the five western oases, and it serves as a staging post for reaching the others.
Ain el-Muftilla
Archaeological site
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ain el-Muftilla is an archaeological site, which is situated 410 metres north of Qasr el-Bawiti.
El Beshmo Lodge
Hotel
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
El Beshmo Lodge is a hotel, which is situated 1½ km east of Qasr el-Bawiti.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bawiti and Mandisha.
Bawiti
Town
Photo: Nomo, CC BY-SA 2.5.
El-Bawiti is a town in the Western desert in Egypt. With 15,978 inhabitants, it is the largest settlement in the Bahariya Oasis.
Mandisha
Town
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mandisha is a town, which is situated 8 km east of Qasr el-Bawiti.
Qasr el-Bawiti
- Categories: quarter, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Giza Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
28.35347° or 28° 21′ 13″ northLongitude
28.84741° or 28° 50′ 51″ eastPopulation
8,050Open location code
7GWC9R3W+9XOpenStreetMap ID
way 1532488364OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q14218429
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Qasr el-Bawiti” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قصر الباويطي”
- German: “al-Qasr”
- German: “Qasr al-Bawiti”
- German: “Qasr el-Bawiti”
- German: “Qaṣr el-Bāwīṭī”
- German: “Qasr”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Qarat al-Faragi (Hill of the Chicken Merchant) and hot water spring.
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