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Abu Mena

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Rank: 1001 UNESCO
Wonder Type: Cultural
Country: Egypt
Best of: Ruins, Christianity
Description:
The church, baptistry, basilicas, public buildings, streets, monasteries, houses and workshops in this early Christian holy city were built over the tomb of the martyr Menas of Alexandria, who died in A.D. 296. [More Details]
This article uses material from UNESCO World Heritage List article "Abu Mena", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike 3.0 IGO License.