Wadi El Natrun (Arabic: وادي النطرون "Valley of Natron"; Coptic: Ϣⲓϩⲏⲧ Šihēt, "measure of the hearts") is a depression in northern Egypt that is located... 16 KB (1,694 words) - 18:46, 26 April 2024 |
Monastery of Saint Pishoy (also spelled Bishoy, Pshoi, or Bishoi) in Wadi El Natrun, Beheira Governorate, Egypt, is the most famous monastery of the Coptic... 6 KB (507 words) - 00:02, 1 May 2024 |
Wadi el-Natrun Prison (Arabic: سجن وادي النطرون) is an Egyptian prison complex in the Beheira Governorate, north of Cairo. It consists of two separate... 3 KB (282 words) - 23:10, 22 July 2023 |
List of lakes of Egypt (section Wadi El Natrun Lakes) Governorate. Salt alkaline water lakes (Contain Natron Salt) in Wadi Natron area near el-Qattara Depression in Matruh Governorate. In Matrouh Governorate... 3 KB (267 words) - 17:59, 26 June 2023 |
(Arabic: دير الأنبا مقار) is a Coptic Orthodox monastery located in Wadi El Natrun, Beheira Governorate, about 92 km (57 mi) north-west of Cairo, and off... 11 KB (901 words) - 04:00, 9 May 2024 |
in 1969 when he was appointed to the Monastery of St Macarius in the Wadi El Natrun in Egypt. By the time of his death the community had grown from 6 aged... 17 KB (1,900 words) - 23:46, 18 July 2023 |
Around 330, Macarius the Egyptian established a monastic colony in the Wadi El Natrun (Scetis), far from cultivable land. In the 330s, Saint Amun founded... 2 KB (215 words) - 04:12, 1 February 2024 |
This derives from the Ancient Egyptian word nṯrj. Natron refers to Wadi El Natrun or Natron Valley in Egypt, from which natron was mined by the ancient... 14 KB (1,475 words) - 21:34, 24 April 2024 |
is also home to a number of the most important Coptic monasteries in Wadi El Natrun (Scetes). Beheira consists of 13 centers and 14 cities, and contains... 14 KB (840 words) - 04:27, 4 February 2024 |