Assiut Barrage, Assiut

Name: Assiut Barrage
Address: Assiut, Egypt

#2 among attractions in Assiut

Top attraction, Dam

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The Assiut Barrage is a dam on the Nile River in the city of Assiut in Upper Egypt. It was completed in 1903. ()

Local name: قناطر أسيوط Reservoir depth: 33 ftCoordinates: 27°12'9"N, 31°11'23"E

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Assiut Barrage – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Manqabad, Ibrahimiya Canal, Hieracon, Hypselis.

5.5 miW
Area
Manqabad, Assiut
141 min walk • Manqabad also spelled Mankabad is a town in Upper Egypt, near the city of Asyut. A military station was located in the town which was referred to as "beyond civilization", being the last vestige of the Nile River Valley before the southern desert.
0.4 miS
Canal
Ibrahimiya Canal, Assiut
12 min walk • The Ibrahimiyah Canal is an irrigation canal in Egypt built in 1873. It was the most important public work executed under the then newly established Ministry of Public Works. It was built during the reign of Ismail Pasha when he was Khedive of Egypt.
2.7 miNE
Neighbourhood
Hieracon, Assiut
69 min walk • Hieracon or Hierakon, also called Theracon, Egyptian pr nmty, was an ancient fortified city of Upper Egypt situated on the right bank of the Nile, now the site of the modern-day village of al-ʿAtawlah, Egypt.
5 miSE
Neighbourhood
Hypselis, Assiut
128 min walk • Hypselis or Hypsela, known to the ancient Egyptians as Shashotep, is an ancient Egyptian city and Roman bishopric, which was located near the modern town of Shutb in the Asyut Governorate.
1.5 miSW
Universities and schools
Assiut University, Assiut
40 min walk • Assiut University is a university located in Assiut, Egypt. It was established in October 1957 as the first university in Upper Egypt.
1.2 miSW
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport
Asiut University Stadium, Assiut
32 min walk • Asyut University Stadium or استاد جامعة أسيوط is a football stadium in Asyut, Egypt. It is the home stadium of Asyut Petroleum of the Egyptian Premier League. The stadium holds 16,000 spectators.

Assiut Barrage, Assiut

Facts and practical information

Assiut Barrage – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Manqabad, Assiut

Ibrahimiya Canal, Assiut

Hieracon, Assiut

Hypselis, Assiut

Assiut University, Assiut

Asiut University Stadium, Assiut