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El Max, Alexandria

Coordinates: 31°09′50″N 29°51′48″E / 31.163753°N 29.863214°E / 31.163753; 29.863214
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El Max
المكس
El Max is located in Egypt
El Max
El Max
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 31°09′50″N 29°51′48″E / 31.163753°N 29.863214°E / 31.163753; 29.863214
Country Egypt
GovernorateAlexandria
CityAlexandria
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)

El Max (Arabic: المكس, al-Maks) is a neighborhood in Alexandria, Egypt.

It is the possible location of the ancient Christian monastic complex of the Pempton at the fifth milestone west of Alexandria.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ Stefan Timm (1988), "Pempton", Das christlich-koptische Ägypten in arabischer Zeit, vol. 4 (M–P), Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, pp. 1888–1890.