Abu Mena (also spelled Abu Mina; Coptic: ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲙⲏⲛⲁ; Arabic: أبو ميناpronounced[æbuˈmæyːnæ]) was a town, monastery complex and Christian pilgrimage centre in Late Antique Egypt, about 50 km (31 mi) southwest of Alexandria, near New Borg El Arab city. Its remains were designated a World Heritage Site in 1979 for the site's importance in early Christianity.[1] There are very few standing remains, but the foundations of most major buildings, such as the great basilica, are easily discernible.
Recent agricultural efforts in the area have led to a significant rise in the water table, which has caused a number of the site's buildings to collapse or become unstable. The site was added to the List of World Heritage in Danger in 2001. Authorities were forced to place sand in the bases of buildings that are most endangered in the site.
^"Abu Mena". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
AbuMena (also spelled Abu Mina; Coptic: ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲙⲏⲛⲁ; Arabic: أبو مينا pronounced [æbuˈmæyːnæ]) was a town, monastery complex and Christian pilgrimage centre...
early fourth century, Menas acquired a reputation for miraculous healing powers. The cult of Saint Menas was centered on AbuMena near Alexandria. Sick...
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near Alexandria. It is dedicated to Saint Menas. The modern monastery is built close to the ruins of AbuMena, the original pilgrimage site dating from...
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renovated in the 8th century, and the body of Saint Mena which had been in the ruins of the AbuMena Complex in Mariout was moved there. The body remained...
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29-40. 1997. AbuMena, UNESCO World Heritage List. https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/90/ Accessed 5/15/2015. Threats to the Site (2001), AbuMena, UNESCO World...
I's death. The Monastery of Saint Fana is one of the oldest in Egypt. AbuMena Monastery of Saint Fana Otto F.A. Meinardus (1999). Two thousand years...
: 671–672 A transept plan was adopted only in urban environments like AbuMena and Marea in the western Nile Delta.: 673 In the middle 5th century, the...
describes Constantine I sending his sick daughter to AbuMena to be cured, and credits her with finding Menas' body, after which Constantine ordered the construction...
"Pearling, Testimony of an Island Economy". UNESCO. Retrieved 1 July 2012. "AbuMena". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011. "Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis"...
February 2020, Abu Dhabi Sports got a new logo after five years. Redazione (June 30, 2022). "Serie A, i diritti tv dell'area MENA ad Abu Dhabi: le cifre"...
independence. After the split of the Hafsids from the Almohads under Abu Zakariya (1229–1249), Abu Zakariya organised the administration in Ifriqiya (the Roman...
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ADNEC Group, is a company which owns and operates the ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi, the largest exhibition venue in the Middle East. It is an international...
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2010. "Tipasa". UNESCO. Retrieved 11 January 2011. "AbuMena". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 May 2010. "AbuMena – Threats to the Site (2001)". UNESCO. Retrieved...
Abu Sayyaf (/ˈɑːbuː sɑːˈjɑːf/ ; Arabic: جماعة أبو سياف; Jamāʿat Abū Sayyāf, ASG), officially known by the Islamic State as the Islamic State – East Asia...
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