Why is abu mena a world heritage site

Cultural Criteria: i ii iii iv v vi Natural Criteria: vii viii ix x. Category Cultural Natural Mixed. All With videos With photo gallery. Country Region Year Name of the property. Without With. Abu Mena 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.

Source: unesco. News 1. The ancient monastery archaeology site is off limits to tourists and is virtually impossible to even find on your own. There must have been 2, people at the monastery when I visited in September but I couldn't find one who spoke English, Spanish or French. The ride itself, out through the desert and past a huge abandoned industrial park is worth the trip alone. Take bottled water - none is available at the monastery. Mina was an interesting guy.

This is the site where the camel carrying his body to burial stopped. A healing spring miraculously started here and many pilgrims came for healing. Dramatic rise in water table Inscribed. Abu Mena Abu Mina. Wikipedia on Abu Mena. The site has 1 locations. The site has 12 connections.

Register Login. Login Sign up. The List. All tentative sites. Inscribed Sites Tentative Sites. Our Community. All connections. About Blog. Abu Mena 1. Map of Abu Mena. Community Reviews Write a review. There is no entry fee, but you can make any offering or donation. Chris netherlands - Aug - Hi I visited this site in February on a day trip from Cairo together with a few hours in Alexandria. Tom Allen England - Dec - The eerie silence at Abu Mena adds to it's mystique but the absence of visitors isn't reflective of its history as a major place of Christian pilgrimage.

Community Rating 1. Your Rating. Site History In Danger Dramatic rise in water table. Site Links Unesco Website. Abu Mena. Locations The site has 1 locations Abu Mena. The site was one of the holy sites and still so today one of the most venerated saints in Egypt.

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