 Deir el-Barāmūs | ||
| Deir el-Barāmūs · دير البراموس | ||
| Governorate | Buḥeira | |
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| height | −7 m | |
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Deir el-Baramus (also Borrhomaios Monastery, Arabic:دير البراموس, Dair al-Baramus) is the northernmost monastery complex in Wādī en-Naṭrūn in the egyptianGovernorateel-Buheira.
background
getting there
The journey can be from Cairo or Alexandria from the motorway connecting the two cities by taxi or by bus. About halfway (after 110 km), you can see the spot at the gas station, you leave the motorway in a westerly direction. You need a taxi to get between the motorway junction to the monasteries.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- Deir el-Baramus (Monastery of Borrhomaios)
activities
Visitors can take part in the fairs.
shop
kitchen
accommodation
Accommodation options exist in Cairo or Alexandria.
trips
Visiting the Deir el-Baramūs monastery can be combined with a visit to the monasteries Deir es-Suryān, Deir el-Anbā Bīshoi and Deir el-Anbā Maqqār connect.
literature
- : Les peintures des couvents Ouadi Natroun. Le Caire: Institut français d’archéologie orientale, 1982, La peinture murale chez les coptes; 2 (in French).
