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Population57,870
GeoNames
Local nameالواسطى
RegionFaiyum
Elevation33 m
108 ft
Time zoneAfrica/Cairo
Nearest airportCairo International Airport (CAI)
89 km
Why visit Al Wāsiţah
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark in and around town.
Highlights include Meidum.
Weather in Al Wāsiţah
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Museums and landmarks1
Meidum
Monument and historic site · 5.0 km
Village in Beni Suef Governorate, Egypt
Shopping1
Map of Al Wāsiţah
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Getting there and nearby towns
Cairo International Airport (CAI) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 89 km away.
- Aţfīḩ 9 km northeast, about 9 min by car
- Būsh 22 km south, about 22 min by car
- Aş Şaff 26 km north, about 26 min by car
- Banī Suwayf 31 km south, about 31 min by car
- 6th of October City 55 km north, about 55 min by car
- Ḩalwān 57 km north, about 57 min by car
- Giza 75 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Cairo 81 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- New Cairo 81 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Shubrā al Khaymah 88 km north, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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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
Photo credits
- El wasta buildings, Unknown author, CC BY-SA 4.0
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