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| Qinā Governorate · محافظة قنا | |
| Capital | Qinā |
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| Residents | 3.164.281 (2017) |
| surface | 8,980 km² |
| Post Code | 83xxx |
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| prefix | 20 (0)96 |
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| website | www.qena.gov.eg |
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The egyptian Governorate Qinā (Arabic:محافظة قنا, Muḥāfaẓat Qinā) located in Upper Egypt (Egypt). It borders the governorate to the north Sōhāg, in the east to the governorate Red Sea, in the south to the governorate Luxor and in the west to the governorate New valley. The eastern part of the governorate extends into the Arabian desert. The administrative center is Qinā. The greater area around Luxor is the so-called tourist governorate, which has been independent since 2006 Luxor, also now the entire south between Luxor and Esna belongs.
places
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In the Qinā governorate there are several cities with significant evidence from the Pharaonic, Coptic and Islamic times:
- 2 Nagʿ Ḥammādī (نجع حمادي).
- City in the north of the governorate. In 1945, important Coptic papyrus codices, the so-called Nag Hammadi scripts, from the 1st to 4th centuries were found in the mountains.(26 ° 2 '59 "N.32 ° 14 ′ 28 ″ E) - 3 Qifṭ (قفط).- The city was the district capital in ancient Egyptian times. The remains of temples can be found here.(26 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N.32 ° 49 ′ 0 ″ E)
- 4 Qūṣ (قوص).- City with important medieval witnesses and two pylons of a pharaonic temple.(25 ° 55 ′ 0 ″ N.32 ° 45 ′ 0 ″ E)
- 6 Abū Tischt (أبو تشت) (26 ° 5 '53 "N.32 ° 5 '37 "E)
- 7 Farschūṭ (فرشوط) (26 ° 3 '18 "N.32 ° 9 '48 "E)
- 8 el-Waqf (الوقف) (26 ° 4 '51 "N.32 ° 25 ′ 28 ″ E)
- 9 Dizhna (دشنا) (26 ° 7 ′ 21 ″ N.32 ° 28 ′ 16 ″ E)
Other goals
On the west bank
West of Qinā
- 1 Hi W (هيو, Diospolis parva) (26 ° 1 '5 "N.32 ° 16 ′ 45 ″ E)
2 Dendera (دندرة). - In the vicinity of the village is the important temple of Hathor.(26 ° 8 ′ 31 ″ N.32 ° 40 ′ 13 ″ E)
South of Qinā
- Between Naqada and 4 Qamūlā there are seven monasteries, namely 5 Deir el-Malāk Mīchāʾīl at Naqāda, Deir eṣ-Ṣalīb and Deir Abū el-Līf in 6 Ḥāgir Danfīq, 7 Deir Mār Girgis el-Magmaʿ, 8 Deir el-Anbā Pisentius, 9 Deir Mār Buqṭur and 10 Deir el-Malāk Mīchāʾīl at Qamūlā.
On the east bank
South of Qinā
- 11 el-Qalʿa (القلعة).- Village in the north of Luxor, in the middle of which the Temple of Claudius rises.(26 ° 0 ′ 18 ″ N.32 ° 49 ′ 4 ″ E)
- 12 Garāgūs (جراجوس).- Village six kilometers south of Qūṣ with a predominantly Coptic population, in which handicrafts such as ceramics and weaving are based.(25 ° 52 ′ 18 ″ N.32 ° 45 ′ 13 ″ E)
- 13 Shanhūr (شنهور).- Village in the north of Luxor with the remains of the Roman temple complex and the Hammam esch Schanhūrī mosque.(25 ° 51 '37 "N.32 ° 46 ′ 40 ″ E)
background
getting there
You can arrive by bus or train.
mobility
In December 2008, the obligation to convoy was largely abolished: from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. there is no longer any obligation to convoy. Convoys are still compulsory at night. Such private convoys can cost up to 200 euros.
Tourists can now move about freely in the Luxor governorate, but also in its neighboring governorates.
Tourist Attractions
In the places mentioned there are numerous monuments from the Pharaonic and Coptic times.
activities
holiday
The governorate national day is celebrated on March 3rd.
security
Convoys are only required from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
