Why visit Aţfīḩ
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark in and around town.
Highlights include Aphroditopolis.
Weather in Aţfīḩ
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About Aţfīḩ
Atfih (Arabic: أطفيح Aṭfīḥ pronounced [ʔɑtˤˈfiːħ], Coptic: ⲡⲉⲧⲡⲏϩ or ⲡⲉⲧⲡⲉϩ Tpeh or Tpēh) is a town in Middle Egypt. It was part of the now defunct Helwan Governorate from April 2008 to April 2011, after which it was reincorporated into the Giza Governorate. As of 2001, it has a population of 106,300 inhabitants.
From the Wikipedia article Atfih (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks1
Aphroditopolis
Monument and historic site · 0.9 km
Ancient city of Middle Egypt
Map of Aţfīḩ
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Getting there and nearby towns
Cairo International Airport (CAI) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 80 km away.
- Al Wāsiţah 9 km southwest, about 9 min by car
- Aş Şaff 18 km north, about 18 min by car
- Al ‘Ayyāţ 24 km north, about 24 min by car
- Banī Suwayf 40 km south, about 40 min by car
- Ḩalwān 48 km north, about 48 min by car
- 6th of October City 50 km northwest, about 50 min by car
- Giza 67 km north, about 1 h by car
- Cairo 73 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- New Cairo 72 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Shubrā al Khaymah 80 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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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
- LimestoneSteleFromReignOfSesonchisIV-PetrieMuseum-August21-08, User:Captmondo, CC BY-SA 3.0
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