Al Qaşr wa aş Şayyād

Al Qaşr wa aş Şayyād is a locality in , . Al Qaşr wa aş Şayyād is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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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.

Town
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 . The city had a population of close to 61,737 as of 2023. is situated 7 km west of Al Qaşr wa aş Şayyād.

Al Qaşr wa aş Şayyād

Latitude
26.05692° or 26° 3′ 25″ north
Longitude
32.30611° or 32° 18′ 22″ east
Elevation
77 metres (253 feet)
Open location code
7GRJ3844+QC
Geo­Names ID
434563
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“Al Qaşr wa aş Şayyād” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: القصر والصياد

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