Kellia

Kellia: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. 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 Kellia

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

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

How to reach Kellia — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.77888, 30.37105. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Kellia

• Al-Tawba Mosque · dargah · Lake · ~38 km · Must-see
• Al-Habashi Mosque · dargah · Lake · ~39 km · Must-see
• Al-Safa Garden · park · Kafr El Sheikh · ~58 km · Must-see
• Family and Childhood Park · park · Kafr El Sheikh · ~58 km · Must-see
• Ibrahim El-Desouky Mosque · dargah · Kafr El Sheikh · ~59 km · Must-see
• Church of St. George the Great Martyr · church · Kafr El Sheikh · ~59 km · Must-see
• Deir Baramus · Buddhist site · Lake · ~60 km · Must-see
• Saint Bishoy Monastery · church · Lake · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Idku · lake · Lake · ~68 km · Must-see
• Sidi Shibl al-Aswad Mosque · dargah · Monufia Governorate · ~68 km · Must-see
• Buto · fort · Kafr El Sheikh · ~73 km · Must-see
• Saint Bishoy Church Tanta · church · Gharbiyya Governorate · ~74 km · Must-see
• Maqam Sidi Ahmed Al-Badawy · dargah · Gharbiyya Governorate · ~75 km · Must-see
• Mallāḩat aţ Ţarrānah · beach · Lake · ~18 km
• Kom Firin · fort · Lake · ~19 km
• Masjid Al Mahatta · dargah · Lake · ~21 km
• Masrif al Shurayshirah · lake · Lake · ~21 km
• Yamu · fort · Lake · ~27 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Kellia

Other forts & heritage near Kellia

• Buto · fort · Kafr El Sheikh · ~73 km · Must-see
• Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa · fort · Alexandria · ~80 km · Must-see
• Safa Palace · fort · Alexandria · ~81 km · Must-see
• Approximate original site of the Caesareum at Alexandria · fort · Alexandria · ~81 km · Must-see
• Xois · fort · Kafr El Sheikh · ~82 km · Must-see
• Unknown Soldier's Tomb · fort · Alexandria · ~82 km · Must-see
• Montaza Palace Lighthouse · fort · Alexandria · ~83 km · Must-see
• Ras El Tin Palace · fort · Alexandria · ~84 km · Must-see
• Abu Mena · fort · Alexandria · ~84 km · Must-see
• Merimde · fort · Aj Jiza · ~86 km · Must-see

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