Sīdī Şumaydah

Sīdī Şumaydah: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this heritage site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Sīdī Şumaydah

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Sīdī Şumaydah — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.57107, 25.73898. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sīdī Şumaydah

• Halfaya Pass · viewpoint · Matruh · ~66 km · Must-see
• Abar Hayyab · lake · Matruh · ~19 km
• Abar al Hiweilik · lake · Matruh · ~27 km
• Sanyet Shinidirra · attraction · Matruh · ~29 km
• Abar Dytna · lake · Matruh · ~32 km
• Bir al Gird · lake · Matruh · ~33 km
• Roman Fort Zawiyet el-Agdab · fort · Matruh · ~37 km
• Abar al Mugarrab · lake · Matruh · ~38 km
• Bir al Shalludi · lake · Matruh · ~41 km
• Abar Shandyin · lake · Matruh · ~41 km
• Bir al Aneba · lake · Matruh · ~41 km
• Haqfet al Inaha · lake · Matruh · ~42 km
• Nizwet al Maarek · lake · Matruh · ~42 km
• Bir al Sufan · attraction · Matruh · ~42 km
• Bir al Illigtya · lake · Matruh · ~42 km
• Bir al Suf · lake · Matruh · ~45 km
• Nizwet al Suf · lake · Matruh · ~45 km
• Bir al Gib · lake · Matruh · ~45 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Sīdī Şumaydah

Other forts & heritage near Sīdī Şumaydah

• Fort Capuzzo · fort · Butnan · ~81 km · Must-see
• Roman Fort Zawiyet el-Agdab · fort · Matruh · ~37 km
• Fort of Catabathmus Maior · fort · Matruh · ~69 km
• Sīdī ad Dawwāy · fort · Matruh · ~29 km
• Zāwīyat al Ḩaqnah · fort · Matruh · ~37 km
• Qabr Şandūq · fort · Matruh · ~46 km
• Qabr al Kuḩayshāt · fort · Matruh · ~47 km
• Sīdī Muḩammad ‘Abd ar Rāziq · fort · Matruh · ~56 km
• Sīdī Muḩammad Dā’ūd · fort · Matruh · ~56 km
• Sīdī Qubaylī · fort · Matruh · ~58 km

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