Baris, Egypt Explained

Baris
Native Name:باريس
Native Name Lang:ar
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Egypt
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Egypt
Coordinates:24.6533°N 30.5953°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Egypt
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:New Valley
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:EST
Utc Offset1:+2

Baris (Arabic: باريس) is a town in Egypt. It contains the ancient Egyptian temple of Dosh.[1]

It is south of the New Valley Governorate, from the Kharga Oasis.

The name of the town comes from .[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://gallery.egyroom.com/alwadi-aljadid/newvalley106.html معبد دوش من واحة باريس - الوادي الجديد new-valley
  2. Book: Peust, Carsten . Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten . 2010 . Göttingen . 33, 49.