Naj‘ ash Sha‘īnīyah
Naj‘ ash Sha‘īnīyah is a locality in Qena Governorate, Egypt. Naj‘ ash Sha‘īnīyah is situated nearby to the locality Naj‘ al Yasīnīyah Qiblī, as well as near ‘Izbat al Būşah.| 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 southwest of Naj‘ ash Sha‘īnīyah.
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 east of Naj‘ ash Sha‘īnīyah.
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. Nag Hammâdi is situated 10 km southwest of Naj‘ ash Sha‘īnīyah.
Naj‘ ash Sha‘īnīyah
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Naj‘ ash-Sha‘īniyyah” and “Naj` ash Sha`iniyah”
- Location: Qena Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
26.08668° or 26° 5′ 12″ northLongitude
32.33016° or 32° 19′ 49″ eastElevation
76 metres (249 feet)Open location code
7GRJ38PJ+M3GeoNames ID
434566
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In Other Languages
“Naj‘ ash Sha‘īnīyah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نجع الشعينية”
Localities in the Area
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