Şandafā al Fār
in Minya Governorate, Egypt
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Assiut International Airport (105 mi) - Cairo West Airport (110 mi)
- Cairo International Airport (118 mi)
- Abu Rudeis Airport (156 mi)
- Sohag International Airport (165 mi)
- Borg El Arab International Airport (175 mi)
- El Alamein International Airport (212 mi)
- Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley) (Unesco heritage, 62 mi)
- Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur (Unesco heritage, 103 mi)
- Historic Cairo (Unesco heritage, 111 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 28.535 and 30.665 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 28° 32' 4" and E 30° 39' 55"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - EGP
- Spoken languages:
- Arabic, English, French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 05:19 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Africa/Cairo
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:14 am and 6:33 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -23.883 and -147.700 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Matotea - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Egypt.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Egypt. Last Update: 2024-05-02 08:23:34
Delve into Şandafā al Fār
Şandafā al Fār in Minya Governorate is a town located in Egypt about 111 mi (or 179 km) south of Cairo, the country's capital town.
Time in Şandafā al Fār is now 05:19 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Africa / Cairo with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 7 airports closer to Şandafā al Fār, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Egypt is Assiut International Airport in a distance of 105 mi (or 169 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Egypt is Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley) in a distance of 62 mi (or 100 km), North-West.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Minya, Bani Suwayf, Al Fayyum, Asyut and Giza. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 29°C / 84 °F
| Morning Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 33°C / 92 °F |
| Night Temperature | 25°C / 77 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 26% |
| Air Pressure | 1012 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 53% of sky |
| General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Friday, 3rd of May 2024
32°C (89 °F)
23°C (73 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Saturday, 4th of May 2024
29°C (84 °F)
27°C (80 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 5th of May 2024
27°C (80 °F)
22°C (72 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Oxyrhynchus
Oxyrhynchus; Greek: Ὀξύρρυγχος; "sharp-nosed"; ancient Egyptian Pr-Medjed; Coptic Pemdje; modern Egyptian Arabic el-Bahnasa) is a city in Upper Egypt, located about 160 km south-southwest of Cairo, in the governorate of Al Minya. It is also an archaeological site, considered one of the most important ever discovered.
Oxyrhynchus Papyri
The Oxyrhynchus Papyri are a group of manuscripts discovered by archaeologists including Bernard Pyne Grenfell and Arthur Surridge Hunt at an ancient rubbish dump near Oxyrhynchus in Egypt . The manuscripts date from the 1st to the 6th century AD. They include thousands of Greek and Latin documents, letters and literary works. They also include a few vellum manuscripts, and more recent Arabic manuscripts on paper (for example, the medieval P. Oxy. VI 1006).
Sakoula DNC
Sakoula Project is a building project located at Sakoula, Minya governorate, Egypt. An improvement and rehabilitation of Sakoula Regulator on Bahr Yussef Canal, it was financed by Japanese grant aid, and was completed in 2006. The contractor is Dai Nippon Construction, a Japanese company working in the construction field.
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Şandafā al Fār, صندفا الفار, Sandafa el Fār
