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Paul Monastery · دير الأنبا بولا | ||
Governorate | Red Sea | |
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height | 353 m | |
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The Paul Monastery (also Deir Anbā Būlā, The Monastery of St. Paul, Arabic:دير الأنبا بولا, Dair al-Anbā Būlā, spoken: Dēr il-Amba Būlā) is a monastery in the Arabian desert in the egyptianGovernorateRed Sea. It is located about 39 km southwest of the lighthouse of Ra's Za'farāna and 290 km from Cairo away.
background
getting there
Arrival can be by car or taxi from Cairo or Hurghada made from.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- Deir Anbā Būlā (Monastery of St. Paul of Thebes)
activities
Visitors can take part in the fairs.
shop
kitchen
accommodation
Accommodation options exist in Cairo or Hurghada.
trips
A visit to the Paulus Monastery can be combined with a visit to the Anthony Monastery connect. The distance between both monasteries along the road is a good 50 km.
literature
- Les peintures du monastère de Saint-Paul près de la Mer Rouge. Le Caire: Institut Français d’Archéologie Orientale, 2002, Mémoires / Institut Français d’Archéologie Orientale du Caire; 120, ISBN 978-2-7247-0317-7 . :
- Lyster, William (Ed.): The cave church of Paul the Hermit at the monastery of St. Paul, Egypt. New Haven, Conn. [among others]: Yale Univ. Press, 2008, ISBN 978-0-300-11847-6 .