Wadi Al-Hitan is in Egypt, in Faiyum Governorate. This sheet answers with open data: what the place is, where it sits at GPS precision and which notable attractions lie a few kilometers away.
Data sheet
What it is
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Country
Egypt
City or region
Faiyum Governorate
Coordinates
29.2708 N, 30.0439 E
UNESCO World Heritage
Yes (site or site component)
Notability (sitelinks)
47
The 5 closest notable attractions
Attraction
Country
Distance (km)
Mastabet el-Fara'un
Egypt
129.7
Grand Egyptian Museum
Egypt
131.4
Great Pyramid of Giza
Egypt
131.6
The Great Sphinx
Egypt
131.6
Pyramid of Userkaf
Egypt
131.9
The closest neighbor is Mastabet el-Fara'un, 129.7 km away in a straight line. The table above answers the question every itinerary starts with: what else is nearby?
The name in 3 languages
Português
Wadi Al-Hitan
English
Wadi Al-Hitan
Español
Wadi Al-Hitan
Source and method
Source
Wikidata (CC0), snapshot of 2026-07-09
Distances
Haversine over 29.2708 N, 30.0439 E and the 2,000 attractions in the snapshot
Notability
Wadi Al-Hitan: 47 sitelinks; closest neighbor Mastabet el-Fara'un at 129.7 km