Local favourite heritage site · New Valley, Egypt
Sīdī Aḩmad
Sīdī Aḩmad is a heritage site in New Valley, Egypt.
Sīdī Aḩmad: 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 Aḩmad
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 Aḩmad — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 26.51667, 31.70000. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Sīdī Aḩmad
- Sidi Arif Mosque · dargah · Suhaj · ~4 km · Must-see
- Monastery of the Martyrs · church · Suhaj · ~16 km · Must-see
- Temple of Ramesses II · fort · New Valley · ~53 km · Must-see
- Abydos · fort · New Valley · ~54 km · Must-see
- Umm el Qa'ab · fort · New Valley · ~54 km · Must-see
- Sidi Sheikh Al-Khidr Mosque · fort · Suhaj · ~4 km
- Athribis (Upper Egypt) · fort · New Valley · ~4 km
- Sohag Railways Station · museum · Suhaj · ~5 km
- Mosque of Ali bin Abi Talib 1 · dargah · Suhaj · ~6 km
- White Monastery · Buddhist site · New Valley · ~7 km
- Shinuda cave · cave · New Valley · ~8 km
- Akhmim · fort · Suhaj · ~9 km
- Panopolis · fort · Suhaj · ~9 km
- Idfa · fort · New Valley · ~11 km
- Red Monastery · Buddhist site · New Valley · ~11 km
- Deir Mar Girgis al-Hadidi · attraction · Suhaj · ~15 km
- Al Wastani Monastery · attraction · Suhaj · ~16 km
- Deir el-Anba Bisada · attraction · Suhaj · ~16 km
Other forts & heritage near Sīdī Aḩmad
- Temple of Ramesses II · fort · New Valley · ~53 km · Must-see
- Abydos · fort · New Valley · ~54 km · Must-see
- Umm el Qa'ab · fort · New Valley · ~54 km · Must-see
- Pyramid of Naqada · fort · Qena · ~149 km · Must-see
- Sidi Sheikh Al-Khidr Mosque · fort · Suhaj · ~4 km
- Athribis (Upper Egypt) · fort · New Valley · ~4 km
- Akhmim · fort · Suhaj · ~9 km
- Panopolis · fort · Suhaj · ~9 km
- Idfa · fort · New Valley · ~11 km
- Naga ed-Deir · fort · Suhaj · ~18 km
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Sīdī Aḩmad?
October to February; carry water in summer. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Sīdī Aḩmad?
Nearby: Sidi Arif Mosque (dargah, 4 km), Monastery of the Martyrs (church, 16 km), Temple of Ramesses II (fort, 53 km), Abydos (fort, 54 km), Umm el Qa'ab (fort, 54 km), Sidi Sheikh Al-Khidr Mosque (fort, 4 km).