North Africa
Egypt
Qena Governorate

Naj‘ al Qināwīyah

Naj‘ al Qināwīyah is a locality in , . Naj‘ al Qināwīyah is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sheneset-Chenoboskion (al-Qasr wa as-Sayyad) and Nag Hammâdi.

Locality
al-Qasr wa as-Sayyad is a village in district of , . 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. is situated 2½ km northeast of Naj‘ al Qināwīyah.

Town
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Nag Hammadi is a city and markaz in . It is located on the west bank of the Nile in the , about 80 kilometres north-west of . is situated 5 km west of Naj‘ al Qināwīyah.

Naj‘ al Qināwīyah

Latitude
26.04212° or 26° 2′ 32″ north
Longitude
32.29193° or 32° 17′ 31″ east
Elevation
75 metres (246 feet)
Open location code
7GRJ27RR+RQ
Geo­Names ID
434562
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In Other Languages

“Naj‘ al Qināwīyah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نجع القناوية”

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