Kawm Shāfi‘
Kawm Shāfi‘ is a locality in Qena Governorate, Egypt. Kawm Shāfi‘ is situated nearby to the locality Ḩawḑ ar Ra’īsīyah, as well as near Naj‘ Hawwārah.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sheneset-Chenoboskion (al-Qasr wa as-Sayyad) and Fau Qibli.
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 4 km west of Kawm Shāfi‘.
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 8 km northeast of Kawm Shāfi‘.
Kawm Shāfi‘
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Kawm Shafi`” and “Kôm Shafi‘”
- Location: Qena Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
26.05° or 26° 3′ northLongitude
32.35° or 32° 21′ eastElevation
73 metres (240 feet)Open location code
7GRJ28XX+XXGeoNames ID
353808
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