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About Al Balyanā
El Balyana (Arabic: البلينا; Coptic: ⲃⲩⲗⲓⲁⲛⲏ, ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲩⲃⲓⲁⲛⲏ Tpolubianē, Coptic pronunciation: [təpoliβjˈanə]) is a town in the Sohag Governorate of Upper Egypt. Located on the west bank of the Nile, it is situated near the ancient Egyptian city of Abydos.
From the Wikipedia article El Balyana (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Al Sheefaa Laboratory
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History
The modern city name comes from a Coptic distortion of a Greek name Polybius (Ancient Greek: Πολύβιος). El Balyana was formerly a village belonging to the city of Bardes or the region of Bardes and then at the beginning of the last century was transferred to the center of the town of Balyana and became Bardes, a village belonging to the city of Balyana.
From the History section of El Balyana on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Suhag International Airport (HMB) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 30 km away.
- Dār as Salām 7 km northeast, about 7 min by car
- Girga 16 km northwest, about 16 min by car
- Abū Ţisht 16 km southeast, about 16 min by car
- Farshūţ 26 km southeast, about 26 min by car
- Nag Hammâdi 32 km southeast, about 32 min by car
- Al Minshāh 33 km northwest, about 33 min by car
- Akhmīm 44 km northwest, about 44 min by car
- Al Waqf 45 km east, about 45 min by car
- Sohag 47 km northwest, about 47 min by car
- Luxor 87 km southeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
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- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Égypte, Route entre Abydos et Louxor (Gouvernorat de Suhaj), Vie villageoise (49942196518), Marie Thérèse Hébert & Jean Robert Thibault from Québec, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0
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