Why visit Dayr Mawās
Townapedia lists 4 museums and landmarks in and around town.
Highlights include Great Temple of the Aten and Kom el-Nana.
Weather in Dayr Mawās
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About Dayr Mawās
Deir Mawas (Arabic: دير مواس, literally 'monastery of razors') is a city in Minya Governorate, Upper Egypt, on the west bank of the Nile. It is the administrative seat of the Deir Mawas markaz (district). The city had a population of 470,766 as of 2023. It lies about 300 kilometres south of Cairo and is known primarily as the nearest city to Tell el-Amarna, the site of the ancient Egyptian capital built by Akhenaten.
From the Wikipedia article Dir Mawas (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks4
Great Temple of the Aten
Monument and historic site · 5.1 km
Ancient Egyptian temple
Kom el-Nana
Monument and historic site · 4.5 km
Ancient Egyptian settlement
Small Aten Temple
Monument and historic site · 4.6 km
Ancient Egyptian temple
Map of Dayr Mawās
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Getting there and nearby towns
Al Minya Airport (EMY) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 52 km away.
- Mallawī 10 km north, about 10 min by car
- Dayrūţ 10 km south, about 10 min by car
- Al Qūşīyah 23 km south, about 23 min by car
- Abū Qurqāş 32 km north, about 32 min by car
- Banī ‘Ubayd 35 km north, about 35 min by car
- Manfalūţ 38 km south, about 38 min by car
- Al-Minyā al-Jadīdah 50 km north, about 50 min by car
- Minya 51 km north, about 51 min by car
- Abnūb 51 km southeast, about 51 min by car
- Assiut 61 km southeast, about 1 h 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
- GreatTempleOfAten-FragmentaryStatueOfPharaohWearingWhiteCrown MetropolitanMuseum, Keith Schengili-Roberts, CC BY-SA 2.5
- Kom el nana4, Kurohito, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Small aten temple, en:User:Markh, CC BY-SA 3.0
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