Local favourite fort · Red Sea, Egypt
Bir el-Hammamat
Bir el-Hammamat is a fort in Red Sea, Egypt.
Bir el-Hammamat: 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 Bir el-Hammamat
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 Bir el-Hammamat — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 25.96868, 33.54686. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Bir el-Hammamat
- Qasr el-Banat · fort · Qena · ~36 km · Must-see
- Wadi Hammamat · fort · Red Sea · ~3 km
- Didymoi · fort · Red Sea · ~35 km
- Jabal Ba‘anīb · viewpoint · Red Sea · ~39 km
- Hamra · fort · Red Sea · ~44 km
- Qalt Umm Jirwāl · cave · Red Sea · ~47 km
- Qalt Maghrabīyah · cave · Red Sea · ~52 km
- Jabal Maljī · viewpoint · Red Sea · ~61 km
- Jabal Abū Ḩibbān · viewpoint · Red Sea · ~63 km
- Jabal al Jīr · viewpoint · Qena · ~73 km
- Persou II · fort · Red Sea · ~4 km
- Ash Shaykh Jihād · fort · Red Sea · ~13 km
- Krokodilo · fort · Red Sea · ~19 km
- Āthār Rūmānīyah al Muwayh · fort · Red Sea · ~19 km
- ez-Zerqah · fort · Red Sea · ~30 km
- Didyumus · fort · Red Sea · ~37 km
- Wadi Menih el-Heir/Khawr ej-Jir · fort · Red Sea · ~51 km
- Seyala · fort · Red Sea · ~53 km
Other forts & heritage near Bir el-Hammamat
- Qasr el-Banat · fort · Qena · ~36 km · Must-see
- Fort Al Qusair · fort · Red Sea · ~94 km · Must-see
- Pyramid of Naqada · fort · Qena · ~105 km · Must-see
- Temple of Montu (Medamud) · fort · Luxor · ~110 km · Must-see
- Temple of Khonsu · fort · Luxor · ~117 km · Must-see
- Mons Claudianus · fort · Red Sea · ~117 km · Must-see
- Mortuary Temple of Seti I · fort · Luxor · ~119 km · Must-see
- Valley of the nobles Asasif · fort · Luxor · ~121 km · Must-see
- TT51 Userhat · fort · Luxor · ~122 km · Must-see
- Deir el-Bahari · fort · Luxor · ~122 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Bir el-Hammamat open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Bir el-Hammamat yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Bir el-Hammamat?
October to February; carry water in summer. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Bir el-Hammamat?
Nearby: Qasr el-Banat (fort, 36 km), Wadi Hammamat (fort, 3 km), Didymoi (fort, 35 km), Jabal Ba‘anīb (viewpoint, 39 km), Hamra (fort, 44 km), Qalt Umm Jirwāl (cave, 47 km).