🏛️ Abu Mena

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Abu Mena was a town, monastery complex and Christian pilgrimage centre in Late Antique Egypt, about 50 km (31 mi) southwest of Alexandria, near New Borg El Arab city. Its remains were designated a World Heritage Site in 1979 for the site's importance in early Christianity. There are very few standing remains, but the foundations of most major buildings, such as the great basilica, are easily discernible.

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Abu Mena is a cultural World Heritage site in Egypt, in Africa. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Abu Mena was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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