Abu Sha'ar

fort · 30 BC – 2099 AD

A Roman-era fort and associated well at Deir Umm Deheis in modern Egypt's Eastern Desert.

Coordinates

27.36893, 33.68283

Also known as

Abu Sha'ar, Abu Shar, Abu Shaar (ar), Deir Umm Deheis, Dayr Umm Duhays, Dair Umm Duhais, Deir Umm Duheis (ar), أبو شعر (ar), دير أم دهيس (ar)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
• Wikidata · CC0 1.0
  Wikidata (CC0)

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