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| lat_d = 28 | lat_m = 20 | lat_s = 59.51 | lat_NS = N | long_d = 28 | long_m = 51 | long_s = 56.36 | long_EW = E
somehow the geobox frame was broken when I entered it so I leave it to someone else to make the correction —Preceding
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Why would al-Wahat al-Bahariyah mean 'the NORTHERN Oases'? No convenient alternative translation jumps to mind, but surely something relating to the sea (al-bahr) or to the River Nile, which is known as Bahr al-Nil in Egypt. The Oasis of Faiyum for instance is both further north and nearer to the river. On the other hand during the Ancient Egyptian New Kingdom the oasis was called Wḥ3.t mḥty.t , meaning the Northern Oasis. Is it something to do with al-Buhayrah (the lake)? Though I am not sure I have heard of a lake there. Ducky59 ( talk) 14:21, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
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This
level-5 vital article is rated C-class on Wikipedia's
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... are:
| lat_d = 28 | lat_m = 20 | lat_s = 59.51 | lat_NS = N | long_d = 28 | long_m = 51 | long_s = 56.36 | long_EW = E
somehow the geobox frame was broken when I entered it so I leave it to someone else to make the correction —Preceding
unsigned comment added by
95.209.28.233 (
talk) 17:06, 5 June 2010 (UTC)
Why would al-Wahat al-Bahariyah mean 'the NORTHERN Oases'? No convenient alternative translation jumps to mind, but surely something relating to the sea (al-bahr) or to the River Nile, which is known as Bahr al-Nil in Egypt. The Oasis of Faiyum for instance is both further north and nearer to the river. On the other hand during the Ancient Egyptian New Kingdom the oasis was called Wḥ3.t mḥty.t , meaning the Northern Oasis. Is it something to do with al-Buhayrah (the lake)? Though I am not sure I have heard of a lake there. Ducky59 ( talk) 14:21, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
This article contains a translation of Bahariyya from de.wikipedia. Namensgebung |