Tur‘at as Samaţā
Tur‘at as Samaţā is a canal in Qena Governorate, Egypt. Tur‘at as Samaţā is situated nearby to the locality ‘Izbat al Būşah, as well as near Naj‘ ash Sha‘īnīyah.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sheneset-Chenoboskion (al-Qasr wa as-Sayyad) and Nag Hammâdi.
Sheneset-Chenoboskion (al-Qasr wa as-Sayyad)
Locality
al-Qasr wa as-Sayyad is a village in Nag Hammadi district of Qena Governorate, Egypt. An early center of Christianity in the Thebaid, Roman Egypt, a site frequented by Desert Fathers from the 3rd century and the site of a monastery from the 4th, it was earlier known as Chenoboskion, also called Chenoboscium, Chenoboskia and Sheneset. Sheneset-Chenoboskion (al-Qasr wa as-Sayyad) is situated 3½ km south of Tur‘at as Samaţā.
Nag Hammâdi
Town
Photo: Mohamedelbadawy88, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nag Hammadi is a city and markaz in Upper Egypt. It is located on the west bank of the Nile in the Qena Governorate, about 80 kilometres north-west of Luxor. Nag Hammâdi is situated 9 km southwest of Tur‘at as Samaţā.
Fau Qibli
Village
Pbow was a cenobitic monastery established by St. Pachomius in 336-337 AD. Pbow is about 100 km north of Luxor in modern Upper Egypt. It was one of the nine Pachomian monasteries. Fau Qibli is situated 9 km east of Tur‘at as Samaţā.
Tur‘at as Samaţā
- Type: Canal
- Also known as: “As-Samaṭā Canal”, “El Samata Canal”, “Tur‘at as Samāţā”, and “Tur`at as Samata”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Qena Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
26.089° or 26° 5′ 20″ northLongitude
32.31526° or 32° 18′ 55″ eastElevation
73 metres (240 feet)Open location code
7GRJ38Q8+H4GeoNames ID
349701
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In Other Languages
“Tur‘at as Samaţā” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ترعة السمطا”
Localities in the Area
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