Sīdī Ismā‘īl

Sīdī Ismā‘īl: 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 fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Sīdī Ismā‘īl

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 Ismā‘īl — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.11667, 31.10000. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sīdī Ismā‘īl

• Dayr al Maymun · church · Bani Sweif · ~20 km · Must-see
• Heracleopolis Magna · fort · Bani Sweif · ~21 km · Must-see
• Kawm Madinat Ghurab · fort · Bani Sweif · ~22 km · Must-see
• El-Lahuun · fort · Faiyum · ~22 km · Must-see
• Sesostris II Pyramid · attraction · Faiyum · ~23 km · Must-see
• Pyramid of Hawara · fort · Faiyum · ~33 km · Must-see
• Pyramid of Seila · fort · Faiyum · ~37 km · Must-see
• Maidun Pyramid · fort · Bani Sweif · ~38 km · Must-see
• Tebtunis · fort · Faiyum · ~41 km · Must-see
• Medinet Maadi · fort · Faiyum · ~57 km · Must-see
• Karanis · fort · Faiyum · ~61 km · Must-see
• Pyramid Senusret I · fort · Aj Jiza · ~63 km · Must-see
• Beni Suef Museum · museum · Bani Sweif · ~5 km
• Omar Ebn Abd El-Aziz mosque · dargah · Bani Sweif · ~6 km
• Al Jazeera Islamic Complex · dargah · Bani Sweif · ~6 km
• Mosque of Sayyida Huriyya · dargah · Bani Sweif · ~6 km
• El-Kady Mosque · dargah · Bani Sweif · ~6 km
• Sharif Basha cemetery · fort · Bani Sweif · ~6 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Sīdī Ismā‘īl

Other forts & heritage near Sīdī Ismā‘īl

• Heracleopolis Magna · fort · Bani Sweif · ~21 km · Must-see
• Kawm Madinat Ghurab · fort · Bani Sweif · ~22 km · Must-see
• El-Lahuun · fort · Faiyum · ~22 km · Must-see
• Pyramid of Hawara · fort · Faiyum · ~33 km · Must-see
• Pyramid of Seila · fort · Faiyum · ~37 km · Must-see
• Maidun Pyramid · fort · Bani Sweif · ~38 km · Must-see
• Tebtunis · fort · Faiyum · ~41 km · Must-see
• Medinet Maadi · fort · Faiyum · ~57 km · Must-see
• Karanis · fort · Faiyum · ~61 km · Must-see
• Pyramid Senusret I · fort · Aj Jiza · ~63 km · Must-see

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