Is Abū Qurqāş safe? Egypt travel risk
Is Abū Qurqāş safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Abū Qurqāş scores 51/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Egypt Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 15 Jul 2025); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 4 Aug 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Abū Qurqāş scores 51/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Egypt (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Abū Qurqāş: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: security (69/100) and crime and scams (45/100).
A score of 51 is higher than the scores of 69% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Egypt travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Positioned at 27.9304° N, 30.8383° E in Al Minyā, Abū Qurqāş features an altitude of 54 m. The settlement is located 238.2 km N from Cairo.
Al Minyā
27.9304° N, 30.8383° E
54 m
Africa/Cairo
63,264
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Egypt
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Egypt travel advice & laws.
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