Abu Mena
Egypt
Date of Inscription: 1979
Criteria: (iv) Property : 182.7200 ha Mariut desert, District of Burg al-Arab, Gouvernate of Al Iskandariyah (Alexandria) N30 51 0 E29 40 0 Ref: 90 |
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Inscription Year on the List of World Heritage in Danger: 2001
Brief Description
The church, baptistry, basilicas, public buildings, streets, monasteries, houses and workshops in this early Christian holy city were built over the tomb of the martyr Menas of Alexandria, who died in A.D. 296.
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