Al Bīd

Al Bīd: 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 Al Bīd

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 Al Bīd — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.18699, 24.84046. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Al Bīd

• Fort Capuzzo · fort · Butnan · ~60 km · Must-see
• Halfaya Pass · viewpoint · Matruh · ~60 km · Must-see
• Bir al Hurush · lake · Matruh · ~27 km
• Bir Semin · lake · Matruh · ~52 km
• Bir Nuh · lake · Matruh · ~53 km
• Alam Battuma · viewpoint · Matruh · ~54 km
• Alam al Shams · viewpoint · Matruh · ~56 km
• Naqb el-Araqib · viewpoint · Matruh · ~58 km
• Bir Zigdin al Ahmar · lake · Matruh · ~59 km
• Alam al Matar · viewpoint · Matruh · ~59 km
• Kharrūbat al Ḩimārah · cave · Butnan · ~61 km
• Naqb el Asida · viewpoint · Matruh · ~61 km
• Fort of Catabathmus Maior · fort · Matruh · ~65 km
• Bir Dignash · lake · Matruh · ~65 km
• Bir al Dukhkhan · lake · Matruh · ~72 km
• Alam al Masrab · viewpoint · Matruh · ~72 km
• Qarat Uzayzah · viewpoint · Matruh · ~73 km
• Abar al Ahwita · lake · Matruh · ~73 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Al Bīd

Other forts & heritage near Al Bīd

• Fort Capuzzo · fort · Butnan · ~60 km · Must-see
• Fort of Catabathmus Maior · fort · Matruh · ~65 km
• Roman Fort Zawiyet el-Agdab · fort · Matruh · ~84 km
• Qaşr al ‘Abd · fort · Butnan · ~8 km
• Nuqţat Suwayl · fort · Butnan · ~13 km
• Mabná at Tarbadah · fort · Butnan · ~13 km
• Quburet el Madhum · fort · Matruh · ~15 km
• Qabr el Kahala · fort · Matruh · ~16 km
• Qabr al Hazār · fort · Matruh · ~21 km
• Nuqţat Shafarzin · fort · Butnan · ~21 km

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