North Africa
Egypt
Qena Governorate

Sheneset-Chenoboskion (al-Qasr wa as-Sayyad)

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.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: village in Qena Governorate, Egypt
  • Also known as: “al-Qasr wa as-Sayyad” and “Sheneset-Chenoboskion”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nag Hammâdi.

Town
Photo: Mohamedelbadawy88, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 Sheneset-Chenoboskion (al-Qasr wa as-Sayyad).

Sheneset-Chenoboskion (al-Qasr wa as-Sayyad)

Latitude
26.05741° or 26° 3′ 27″ north
Longitude
32.31024° or 32° 18′ 37″ east
Open location code
7GRJ3846+X3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11784654502
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Wiki­data ID
Q7494232
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to German—“Sheneset-Chenoboskion (al-Qasr wa as-Sayyad)” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “القصر (نجع حمادي)”
  • Arabic: “القصر والصياد”
  • Arabic: “القصر، قنا”
  • Arabic: “القصر”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “القصر (قنا)”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “القصر”
  • Finnish: “Khenoboskion”
  • German: “al-Qasr wa-s-Saiyad”
  • German: “Al-Qasr wa-s-Saiyad”
  • German: “al-Qasr wa-s-Sayyad”
  • German: “al-Qasr”
  • German: “Chenoboskion”
  • German: “Schesenet”

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