Baris, Egypt
Baris (Arabic: باريس) is a town in Egypt. It contains the ancient Egyptian temple of Dosh.[1]
Baris
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  Baris Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 24.653258°N 30.595322°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | New Valley |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
It is south of the New Valley Governorate, 90 km (56 mi) from the Kharga Oasis.
The name of the town comes from Coptic: ⲡⲁⲣⲏⲥ, lit. 'the one of the south'.[2]
References
- معبد دوش من واحة باريس - الوادي الجديد new-valley
- Peust, Carsten (2010). Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten. Göttingen. pp. 33, 49.
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