Faras

Faras: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Faras

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

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

How to reach Faras — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 22.20000, 31.46000. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Faras

• Abu Simbel Temples · fort · Aswan · ~29 km · Must-see
• Buhen · fort · Northern State · ~45 km · Must-see
• Wadi Halfa · attraction · Northern State · ~57 km · Must-see
• Faras Cathedral · fort · ~5 km
• Ballana · fort · Aswan · ~17 km
• Qustul · fort · Aswan · ~21 km
• Abu Hoda · fort · Aswan · ~24 km
• Temple of Amun Ra · fort · Aswan · ~26 km
• Gebel Adda · viewpoint · Aswan · ~26 km
• Great Temple · temple · Aswan · ~29 km
• Ramesses II · attraction · Aswan · ~29 km
• Nefertari's Temple of Hathor · temple · Aswan · ~29 km
• Cemetery 117 · fort · ~34 km
• Tamit · fort · Aswan · ~42 km
• Arminna · temple · Aswan · ~51 km
• Nubia Lake · lake · Northern State · ~55 km
• Dorginarti · fort · Northern State · ~56 km
• Jabal ash Shams · fort · Aswan · ~15 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Faras

Other forts & heritage near Faras

• Abu Simbel Temples · fort · Aswan · ~29 km · Must-see
• Buhen · fort · Northern State · ~45 km · Must-see
• Qasr Ibrim · fort · Aswan · ~93 km · Must-see
• Faras Cathedral · fort · ~5 km
• Ballana · fort · Aswan · ~17 km
• Qustul · fort · Aswan · ~21 km
• Abu Hoda · fort · Aswan · ~24 km
• Temple of Amun Ra · fort · Aswan · ~26 km
• Cemetery 117 · fort · ~34 km
• Tamit · fort · Aswan · ~42 km

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