Deir Al Adhra
Deir Al Adhra, EGplace
About
The clifflike Gebel At Teir (Bird Mountain) rises east of the Nile, some 93km south of Beni Suef and 20km north of Minya. The mountain takes its name from a legend that all Egyptian birds paused here on the monastery’s annual feast day. Deir Al Adhra (Monastery of the Virgin) is perched 130m above the river and was formerly known as the Convent of the Pulley, a reminder of the time when rope was the only way of reaching the cliff top.
Weather & Rainfall Patterns
Station: 279n309e · 34.5 km away · 192m
Deir Al Adhra
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