Abū Minqār - Abū Minqār

Abū Minqār central square
Abū Minqār · ‏أبو منقار‎
GovernorateNew valley
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Abū Minqār

The source and the village Abu Minqar (also Abu Minkar, Abu Munqar, Arabic:أبو منقار‎, Abū Minqār, „Father of a beak“) Are located between el-Farāfra and ed-Dāchla on the western edge of the modern street. It is the southernmost village of the El-Farāfra depression.

The village has been inhabited since Roman times. Since the implementation of the new land development projects, the population of the village has increased considerably.

Map of Abū Minqār

getting there

It is possible to arrive via the trunk road from ed-Dāchla to el-Farāfra, the old desert route Darb Abū Minqār follows. The distance after Courage is about 230 kilometers leading to the city el-Farāfra about 70 kilometers. The trunk road runs along the southern edge of the village.

The buses from Courage to el-Farāfra usually take a half-hour break here.

Tourist Attractions

Immediately to the west of the village there are larger fields and palm gardens that invite you to hike and relax. A rises in the north of the village 1 Limestone Mountain(26 ° 31 '20 "N.27 ° 39 '59 "E).

kitchen

There is one in the area of ​​the bend in the road 1 Rest stop(26 ° 29 '49 "N.27 ° 40 ′ 15 ″ E).

Accommodations

There are no accommodations in this village. This is usually chosen in Courage or in the city el-Farāfra.

trips

Landscape with a limestone mountain north of Abū Minqār
Rest area in Abū Minqār

Abū Minqār can also be used as a starting point for safaris in the Gilf Kebir National Park serve. However, you need a permit from the Egyptian military and you will also be accompanied by the military and police. This service is chargeable.

There are two slopes. The first leads almost directly to the south via the one about 150 kilometers away Rain field, the rock formation el-Burg (the tower) to the antique jug depot of Abū Ballāṣ. The second route leads roughly southwest over the one about 80 kilometers away 2 Ammonite Mountain Ammonite Ridge(26 ° 5 '22 "N.27 ° 1 ′ 3 ″ E), also Ammonite Ridge or Ammonite Scarp, to the area of ​​the Libyan glass within the Egyptian sand lake. As the name Ammonite Mountain suggests, these are fossil-rich limestone formations that were first found and briefly described by Rohlfs' expedition in February 1874.[1]

It is not easy to visit both the Ammonite Mountain and the Rainfield on one tour.

Individual proof

  1. ↑Rohlfs, Gerhard: Three months in the Libyan desert. Cassel: Fisherman, 1875, P. 169 f. Reprint Cologne: Heinrich-Barth-Institut, 1996, ISBN 978-3-927688-10-0 .
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