Tags: World Heritage Site.

Abu Mena (also spelled Abu Mina; Egyptian Arabic: ابو مينا pronounced [æbuˈmiːnæ æbo-]) was a town monastery complex and Christian pilgrimage center in Late Antique Egypt about 45 km (28 mi) southwest of Alexandria. Its remains were designated a World Heritage Site in 1979.

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