Abu Mena (Abu Mina)
(Abu = Father, Saint)
A UNESCO World Heritage Site
Mariut desert,
District of Burg al-Arab
30° 51' N, 29° 40' E
Abu Mena is one of the oldest Christian sites in Egypt (4th to
7th century A.D.). The church, baptistery, basilicas, public buildings, streets,
monasteries, houses and workshops in this early Christian holy city of Abu Mena
were built over the tomb of the martyr Menas of Alexandria. The site was placed on the
UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) World Heritage List in
1979, and is very close to the new Monastery of St. Mina in Mariut (about 1 Km).
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