Naj‘ al Kilḩ
Naj‘ al Kilḩ is a locality in Qena Governorate, Egypt. Naj‘ al Kilḩ is situated nearby to the town Nag Hammâdi, as well as near the locality ‘Izbat Aḩmad Maḩmūd Jum‘ah.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nag Hammâdi and Farshut.
Nag Hammâdi
Town
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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. The city had a population of close to 61,737 as of 2023.
Farshut
Town
Farshut is a city in the Qena Governorate, Egypt. Its population was estimated at 70,000 people in 2020. The Markaz of Farshut has 177,836 people. Farshut is situated 7 km west of Naj‘ al Kilḩ.
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 8 km east of Naj‘ al Kilḩ.
Naj‘ al Kilḩ
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Naj‘ al Kalḩ”, “Naj‘ al-Kilḥ”, and “Naj` al Kilh”
- Location: Qena Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
26.03498° or 26° 2′ 6″ northLongitude
32.23204° or 32° 13′ 55″ eastElevation
74 metres (243 feet)Open location code
7GRJ26MJ+XRGeoNames ID
434529
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In Other Languages
“Naj‘ al Kilḩ” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نجع الكلح”
Localities in the Area
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