| Qamūlā · قمولا | ||
| Governorate | Qinā | |
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| Residents | 1020 (1885) | |
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Qamula (also Kamula, Arabic:قمولا, Qamūlā, occasionally too Qamulah, Kamulah, Arabic:قمولة, Qamūla, Coptic: Ⲕⲁⲙⲟⲗⲓ, Kamoli) nowadays denotes a group of four egyptian Villages of the same name west of the Nile on the border between the governorates Qinā and Luxor. These villages mark the southern end of a group of seven monasteries that lead up to Naqada enough.
getting there
Since one is no longer dependent on the convoy duty, Qamūlā is relatively easy to reach.
Usually one travels from Luxor from by car or taxi. You cross the Nile bridge south of Luxor and drives along the road el-Giza - el-Uqsur immediately west of the canal through et-Tōd - here you cross the road leading to the Colossi of Memnon - to the north. You still have to pass a roadblock. When asked about the destination, it makes a lot of sense to mention Qamūlā or the southern monastery of Archangel Michael (Deir el-Malāk Mīchāʾil el-qiblī). If Naqada names as a goal, you may be asked for security reasons to use Qinā to arrive, which of course is a huge detour.
Shortly after the barrier you turn in 1 25 ° 47 '28 "N.32 ° 42 '56 "E. to west-northwest. In the following, you essentially stay on this road. From here you can easily reach all seven monasteries. If the road turns north, you are in the area of the southern monastery of the Archangel Michael. From now on the road leads through the desert.
Only in the area of the village Ḥāgir Danfīq you branch off onto the eastern side street, which leads directly through the village, and after the village you come back to the original street (southern branch: 2 25 ° 50 ′ 39 ″ N.32 ° 42 ′ 1 ″ E, northern branch 3 25 ° 51 '36 "N.32 ° 42 '4 "E).
background
Today four villages have this name, namely:
- 1 el-Qiblī Qamūlā(25 ° 47 ′ 19 ″ N.32 ° 43 ′ 41 ″ E), القبلي قمولا, „the southern Qamūlā“,
- 2 el-Baḥrī Qamūlā(25 ° 49 '57 "N.32 ° 45 ′ 17 ″ E), البحري قمولا, „the northern Qamūlā“,
- 3 el-Ausaṭ Qamūlā(25 ° 49 '23 "N.32 ° 45 ′ 27 ″ E), الاوسط قمولا, „the eastern Qamūlā", and
- 4 el-Gharbī Qamūlā(25 ° 48 ′ 16 ″ N.32 ° 42 ′ 20 ″ E), الغربي قمولا, „the western qamūlā“.
The most important village is the southern Qamūlā.
The villages became famous for their proximity to the Coptic Orthodox monasteries in this area: there are seven monasteries over a distance of approx. 10 km. The importance of the villages themselves was limited to their palm trees and vegetables. In 1885 there were 1020 inhabitants.
Abū el-Makārim, of Abū Ṣāliḥ the Armenian Narrated at the beginning of the 13th century, Qamūlā reports that “there is a church here which is named after the glorious martyr Theodore. The glorious martyr Markarios also owns a church here. And there are two churches here for the two glorious Archangels Michael and Gabriel. There are also two churches dedicated to the glorious martyrs, St. George and St. Victor, son of Romanus. There are also two churches dedicated to the glorious Saints Sinuthius and Johannes Abū Qarqās. There are also two monasteries for the glorious mary Abā Nūb (see also Samannūd) and Theodor. Later he describes the southern monastery of the Archangel Michael under this place.
Tourist Attractions
The villages themselves offer little to see. However, Qamūlā is the starting or ending point for visiting the seven local monasteries. These are from south to north: the southern one Deir el-Malāk Mīchāʾil, Deir Mār Buqṭur, Deir el-Anbā Pisentius, Deir Mār Girgis el-Magmaʿ, Deir eṣ-Ṣalīb and Deir Abū el-Līf in the village Ḥāgir Danfīq and Deir el-Malāk Mīchāʾīl (Naqāda) at Naqada.
kitchen
There are restaurants in the nearby Luxor or in Thebes West.
accommodation
There is accommodation in the nearby Luxor or in Thebes West.
literature
- : The churches and monasteries of Egypt and some neighboring countries attributed to Abû Sâliḥ, the Armenian. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1895, Pp. 282-284, fol. 104 a, 104 b. Various reprints, e.g. B. Piscataway: Gorgias Press, 2001, ISBN 978-0-9715986-7-6 ..
