Nazlat Awlād Sirāj in Asyut Governorate
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Hieracon

Hieracon or Hierakon or Theracon (Not. Imp. ) or Ancient Egyptian Pr-Nemty, 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 Atawla, Egypt. Here, in Roman times, was quartered the cohors prima of the Lusitanian auxiliaries. It stood nearly midway between the western extremity of Mons Alabastrites and the city of Lycopolis, latitude 27° 15′North. Hieracon (Ἱεράκων κώμη, Ptol. vi. 7.

Located at 27.2333, 31.2167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Cities in Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greek sites in Egypt, Archaeological sites in Egypt, Roman sites in Egypt, Former populated places in Egypt

Beni Mur

Beni Mur is an Egyptian town in Upper Egypt located 8 kilometers north of the city of Asyut. A prominent figure from Beni Mur is the former President of Egypt, Gamal Abdel Nasser. According to Robert Stephens, the town as named after the tribe of "Beni Mur" who hailed from the Hejaz in the western Arabian Peninsula. Beni Mur is also the site of the Church of Saint George which is visited annually on 1 May by local Coptic pilgrims.

Located at 27.2272, 31.1944 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Populated places in Asyut Governorate

Assiut Barrage

The Assiut Barrage is a dam on the Nile in the city of Assiut in Upper Egypt (250 miles to the south of Cairo). It was designed by the famous British engineer Sir William Willcocks who also designed and built the Aswan Dam. The Assiut dam was constructed between 1898 and 1903 across the Nile, about 350 miles down-stream from the Aswan Dam in order to divert the water of the river at low water into Egypt's largest irrigation canal, the Ibrahimiya Canal.

Located at 27.2029, 31.1902 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Dams in Egypt, Barrages, Nile, Dams completed in 1903