El Araba El Madfuna
| El Araba El Madfuna | |
|---|---|
  El Araba El Madfuna Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 26°10′30″N 31°54′40″E / 26.17500°N 31.91111°ECoordinates: 26°10′30″N 31°54′40″E / 26.17500°N 31.91111°E | |
| Country |
 Egypt |
| Governorate | Sohag |
| Time zone | EST (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 (UTC) |
El Araba El Madfuna (Arabic: العربة المدفونة al-ʿarabä al-madfūnä, meaning 'the Buried Cart', also known as Arabet Abydos) is a town in Egypt. It is located south of Sohag.
Overview
This town is located in the territory of the present-day ancient Egyptian town of Abydos. Tourists often visit the site to see the ruins of the temples of Seti I and Ramesses II, although a large number of other ruins and monuments are also located nearby, ranging from Pre-Dynastic through early Christian to Islamic and modern times.
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