Abu Mena

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Christ and Abbot Menas. A 6th-century icon from the Monastery of St Menas in Egypt. It is one of the oldest icons in existence.

Abu Mena is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Egypt immediately west of the Nile River delta. It was designated a World Heritage Site due to its significance as an early Christian center built over the tomb of Menas of Alexandria. In 2001, the site was added to the list of threatened World Heritage sites due to a significant rise in the water table which has caused a number of the site's buildings to collapse or become unstable.

[edit] See also

• Saint Mina Monastery in Mariut, located nearby

[edit] External links

• Abu Mena

World Heritage Sites in Egypt

Abu Mena | Islamic Cairo | Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur | Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae | Saint Catherine Area | Thebes with its Necropolis | Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley)

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