Comments on: World’s oldest Christian monastery restored http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/4653 History fetish? What history fetish? Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:54:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Blake http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/4653/comment-page-1#comment-43008 Blake Sun, 07 Feb 2010 04:19:16 +0000 http://www.thehistoryblog.com/?p=4653#comment-43008 Actually, I think it did! Using the very rough mile/km scale, I found something about where those roads and distances would put it labeled as "Dayr al Qiddis Antun." http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=egypt&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=32.472848,86.572266&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Egypt&ll=28.928843,32.426834&spn=0.28005,0.937958&z=11 Thank you, O helpful livius. Actually, I think it did! Using the very rough mile/km scale, I found something about where those roads and distances would put it labeled as “Dayr al Qiddis Antun.”

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=egypt&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=32.472848,86.572266&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Egypt&ll=28.928843,32.426834&spn=0.28005,0.937958&z=11

Thank you, O helpful livius.

]]> By: livius drusus http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/4653/comment-page-1#comment-43007 livius drusus Sun, 07 Feb 2010 02:46:07 +0000 http://www.thehistoryblog.com/?p=4653#comment-43007 <a href="http://www.stanthonymonastery.org/NewHome.htm" target=blank rel="nofollow">The website</a> has some less than helpful driving directions. <blockquote>Take the road of Suez/Hurgada till Zafrana then the road of Zafrana/Koraymat for 34 KM then turn left to the monastery 16 KM....</blockquote> Perhaps that info will help get a straight answer from Google Maps. The website has some less than helpful driving directions.

Take the road of Suez/Hurgada till Zafrana then the road of Zafrana/Koraymat for 34 KM then turn left to the monastery 16 KM….

Perhaps that info will help get a straight answer from Google Maps.

]]> By: Blake http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/4653/comment-page-1#comment-43006 Blake Sun, 07 Feb 2010 02:35:08 +0000 http://www.thehistoryblog.com/?p=4653#comment-43006 Where is it exactly? Google Maps was quite unhelpful. Where is it exactly? Google Maps was quite unhelpful.

]]> By: Tilitoli http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/4653/comment-page-1#comment-42963 Tilitoli Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:48:59 +0000 http://www.thehistoryblog.com/?p=4653#comment-42963 I have heard about the renovation, and I have seen the monastery in the TV. So I am sure, it is a very interesting place. I have heard about the renovation, and I have seen the monastery in the TV. So I am sure, it is a very interesting place.

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