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Population15,653
GeoNames
Local nameالباويطي
RegionGiza
Elevation130 m
427 ft
Time zoneAfrica/Cairo
Why visit Al Bawīţī
Townapedia lists 3 museums and landmarks, 2 places to eat, 6 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Valley of the Golden Mummies and Ain el-Muftilla.
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About Al Bawīţī
El-Bawiti (Arabic: الباويطي, al-Bāwīṭī, from Coptic: ⲡⲁⲩⲏⲧ, lit. 'assembly, monastery') is a town in the Western desert in Egypt. With 15,978 inhabitants, it is the largest settlement in the Bahariya Oasis.
From the Wikipedia article Bawiti (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks3
Valley of the Golden Mummies
Monument and historic site · 4.9 km
Archaeological site in the Egyptian depression of el-Bahriya
Restaurants and cafes2
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Where to stay6
Gas and EV charging1
Map of Al Bawīţī
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Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Bawiti-workaday, Nomo michael hoefner / http://www.zwo5.de, CC BY-SA 2.5
- ValleyMummiesLandscape, Roland Unger, CC BY-SA 3.0
- BawitiPalmGardens, Roland Unger, CC BY-SA 3.0
- MuftillaChapels, Roland Unger, CC BY-SA 3.0
- BawitiBeshmoLodge, Roland Unger, CC BY-SA 4.0
- BawitiDesertHome, Roland Unger, CC BY-SA 4.0
- BawitiIntlHotSpringMainBuilding, Roland Unger, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bawiti, Egypt 12, Viktor Lazić, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Golden Mummies, Bahariya Oasis, Egypt 02, Viktor Lazić, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Golden Mummies, Bahariya Oasis, Egypt 01, Viktor Lazić, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Golden Mummies, Bahariya Oasis, Egypt 03, Viktor Lazić, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bawiti, Egypt 13, Viktor Lazić, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Golden Mummies, Bahariya Oasis, Egypt 04, Viktor Lazić, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Golden Mummies, Bahariya Oasis, Egypt 06, Viktor Lazić, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Golden Mummies, Bahariya Oasis, Egypt 05, Viktor Lazić, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Golden Mummies, Bahariya Oasis, Egypt 07, Viktor Lazić, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bawiti, Egypt 11, Viktor Lazić, CC BY-SA 4.0
- CFL painted desert (3166903420), Paul Keller, CC BY 2.0
- Double chef (3166965493), Paul Keller, CC BY 2.0
- Bawiti, Egypt 14, Viktor Lazić, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bawiti, Egypt 15, Viktor Lazić, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bawiti, Egypt 16, Viktor Lazić, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bawiti, Egypt 17, Viktor Lazić, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Qarat Qasr Salim, Bahariya Oasis, Egypt 02, Viktor Lazić, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Qarat Qasr Salim, Bahariya Oasis, Egypt 05, Viktor Lazić, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Qarat Qasr Salim, Bahariya Oasis, Egypt 01, Viktor Lazić, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Qarat Qasr Salim, Bahariya Oasis, Egypt 04, Viktor Lazić, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Qarat Qasr Salim, Bahariya Oasis, Egypt 03, Viktor Lazić, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bawiti, Egypt 10, Viktor Lazić, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bawiti, Egypt 18, Viktor Lazić, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bawiti, Egypt 19, Viktor Lazić, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bawiti, Egypt 09, Viktor Lazić, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bawiti, Egypt 20, Viktor Lazić, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bawiti, Egypt 21, Viktor Lazić, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bawiti, Egypt 22, Viktor Lazić, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bawiti, Egypt 01, Viktor Lazić, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bawiti, Egypt 02, Viktor Lazić, CC BY-SA 4.0
- شارع عمر العارف، Giza Governorate, Egypt - panoramio, youssef_alam, CC BY 3.0
- Bawiti, Egypt 03, Viktor Lazić, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Siwa - Al Wahat Al Bahriya Rd, Giza Governorate, Egypt - panoramio (6), youssef_alam, CC BY 3.0
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