The Upper Egypt Tour
El-Muharraqa
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Mentioned in the Coptic Encyclopedia but forgotten in the church today. The monastery of Al-Muharraqa was situated on the West bank of the Nile, south of Tamua, not far from the pyramid of Lisht. We have not been able to find remains of this location.

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The pyramid of Maydum south of El-Muharraqa.

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Green landscape along the road from Cairo to Beni Suef.