Tur‘at al Ghalāsī
Tur‘at al Ghalāsī is a canal in Qena Governorate, Egypt. Tur‘at al Ghalāsī is situated nearby to the locality Naj‘ ‘Azzūz, as well as near Naj‘ Abū Ḩizām.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fau Qibli and Sheneset-Chenoboskion (al-Qasr wa as-Sayyad).
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 4 km east of Tur‘at al Ghalāsī.
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 9 km southwest of Tur‘at al Ghalāsī.
Dishna
Town
Dishna is a settlement west of Qena situated on the north bank of the river Nile in Qena Governorate, Egypt. Dishna is situated 10 km east of Tur‘at al Ghalāsī.
Tur‘at al Ghalāsī
- Type: Canal
- Also known as: “Al-Ghalāsī Canal” and “Tur`at al Ghalasi”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Qena Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
26.12305° or 26° 7′ 23″ northLongitude
32.36415° or 32° 21′ 51″ eastElevation
70 metres (230 feet)Open location code
7GRJ49F7+6MGeoNames ID
12190977
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In Other Languages
“Tur‘at al Ghalāsī” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ترعة الغلاسي”
Localities in the Area
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