Bilbays

E533391

Bilbays is an ancient city in Egypt’s Nile Delta that historically served as a strategic military and commercial gateway between the eastern deserts and the heart of the country.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Bilbeis 2
Bilbays canonical 1

Statements (34)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
human settlement
connects eastern deserts of Egypt
interior of Egypt
continent Africa
coordinateLocation 30.4167°N 31.5667°E
country Egypt
hasClimate hot desert climate
hasEconomicActivity services
trade
transport
hasRole strategic military center
trade center
historicalRegion Nile Delta NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance gateway between eastern deserts and Nile Valley
languageUsed Arabic NERFINISHED
locatedEastOf Cairo NERFINISHED
locatedIn Nile Delta NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Ash Sharqia Governorate NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Africa/Cairo
locatedNear edge of the Eastern Desert
locatedOn Nile Delta region NERFINISHED
locatedOnRoute historical route between Sinai and Cairo
partOf Greater Nile Delta urban network NERFINISHED
Lower Egypt NERFINISHED
regionType Delta city
religionMajority Islam
roadConnection Cairo–Ismailia road corridor NERFINISHED
timeZone Eastern European Time
usedAs commercial gateway
military gateway
utcOffset +2
utcOffsetDST +3
writingSystem Arabic script

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sharqia Governorate hasCity Bilbays
this entity surface form: Bilbeis
Sharqia Governorate hasHistoricSite Bilbays
this entity surface form: Bilbeis