Humaithara
Abu Al Hassan El-Shazly or Sheikh Shazlyas called now or the original name Humaithara (Arabic: حميثرة Ḥumaythirah, also spelled "Humaisara," "Al Maithara") or Sheikh Shazily (Arabic. الشيخ الشاذلى) (as it is called in Egypt now) is an isolated town in the Egyptian desert located in the Red Sea Governorate in Egypt. The town is surrounded by hills. The Holy Shrine of Imām Nūr al-Dīn Abū al-Ḥasan ʻAlī al-Shādhilī is located here.
Humaithara
حميثرة (in Arabic) | |
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View of Humaithara during the ʻurs of al-Shadhili | |
Humaithara | |
| Coordinates: 24°12′2.66″N 34°38′8.33″E | |
| Country | Egypt |
| Governorate | Red Sea |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 4,218 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
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