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Abu Mena

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Abu Mena is located in Egypt

Abu Mena (also Abu Mina Arabic: أبو مينا‎) was a town, monastery complex and Christian pilgrimage center in Late Antique Egypt, about 45 km southwest of Alexandria. Its remains were designated a World Heritage Site in 1979. There are very few standing remains, but the foundations of most major buildings, such as the great basilica, are easily discernible.

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