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Abū Mīnā (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 30 51 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 30.8500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 029 40 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 29.6667 decimal degrees |
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Note: Early Christian holy city and medieval pilgrimage site in the Mariut desert; church, baptistry, basilicas, 3rd-cen. monastery, and entire town built over tomb of St. Menas who died in 296 CE; ruins of the impressive 5th-cen. Basilica of Arcadius and Thermal Basilica remain; ruins discovered by Kaufmann in 1905. Designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1979. |
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| Abū Mīnā (preferred,C,V,English,U)
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| Abu Mina (C,V)
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| Karm abu Mena (C,V)
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| Abu-Menas (C,V)
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| Karm Abu Menas (C,V)
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| Karm-Abum-Abu Mina (C,V)
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| Bumma (C,O)
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| Karm Abu Mina (C,O)
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| Abu Mena (C,V)
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| Abu Manna (NA,V)
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| Abu Mîna Saint Menas (NA,V)
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| Abumna (NA,V)
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| Abumnah (NA,V)
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| Saint Menas Vineyards (H,O)
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Abū Mīnā (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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| ruins (H) |
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| pilgrimage center (H) |
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| monastic center (H) |
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| oasis (H) |
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| vineyard (H) |
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| World Heritage Site (C) |
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from 1979 |
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