Baris, Egypt

Coordinates: 24°39′12″N 30°35′43″E / 24.653258°N 30.595322°E / 24.653258; 30.595322
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Baris
باريس
city
Baris is located in Egypt
Baris
Baris
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 24°39′12″N 30°35′43″E / 24.653258°N 30.595322°E / 24.653258; 30.595322
Country Egypt
GovernorateNew Valley
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)

Baris (Arabic: باريس) is a town in Egypt. It contains the ancient Egyptian temple of Dosh.[1]

It is south of the New Valley Governorate, 90 km (56 mi) from the Kharga Oasis.

The name of the town comes from Coptic: ⲡⲁⲣⲏⲥ, lit.'the one of the south'.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ معبد دوش من واحة باريس - الوادي الجديد new-valley
  2. ^ Peust, Carsten (2010). Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten. Göttingen. pp. 33, 49.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)