Why visit Balţīm
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 1 park or trail and 1 place to eat in and around town.
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About Balţīm
Baltim (Arabic: بلطيم pronounced [baltem]) is a city in the Kafr El Sheikh Governorate, in the north coast of Egypt.
From the Wikipedia article Baltim (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks2
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Restaurants and cafes1
Churches and places of worship3
History
The second part of the town's name preserves Ancient Egyptian: tm.t "end, furthest part (of Egypt)".
Baltim was the beneficiary of a tax reduction under the reign of the Sultan Barquq. Ibn Battuta noted it as the capital of the district of Burullus, a position which it held through the late 1800s.
The 1885 Census of Egypt recorded Baltim as a nahiyah in the district of Aklim el-Borollos in Gharbia Governorate; at that time, the population of the city was 4,286 (2,182 men and 2,104 women).
From the History section of Baltim on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Balţīm
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Getting there and nearby towns
Port Said International Airport (PSD) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 113 km away.
- Al Burj 11 km west, about 11 min by car
- Al Ḩāmūl 28 km south, about 28 min by car
- Ar Riyāḑ 37 km south, about 37 min by car
- Sīdī Ghāzī 38 km south, about 38 min by car
- Disūq 63 km southwest, about 1 h by car
- Ţalkhā 62 km southeast, about 1 h by car
- Al Mansurah 64 km southeast, about 1 h by car
- Al Maḩallah al Kubrá 65 km south, about 1 h by car
- Al Maḩmūdīyah 68 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Tanta 86 km south, about 1 h 30 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
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- بلطيم1, Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate محافظة كفر الشيخ, Public domain
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