Kom el-Nana
Kom el-Nana is an archaeological site near the ancient Egyptian city of Akhet-Aten. It lies south of the city and east of the modern village of el-Hagg Quandil.Photo: Kurohito, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Amarna and Small Aten Temple.
Amarna
Photo: Kurohito, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Amarna is a significant archaeological location in Middle Egypt, in the modern Egyptian province of el-Minya. Amarna sits between the east bank of the river Nile and the high plateau of the Eastern Desert, some 58 km south of Minya, 402 km north of Luxor and 312 km south of the Egyptian capital Cairo.
Small Aten Temple
Photo: Markh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Small Aten Temple is a temple to the Aten located in the ancient Egyptian city of Amarna. It is one of the two major temples in the city, the other being the Great Temple of the Aten. Small Aten Temple is situated 3 km north of Kom el-Nana.
Great Temple of the Aten
The Great Temple of the Aten was a temple located in the city of el-Amarna, Egypt. It served as the main place of worship of the deity Aten during the reign of the 18th Dynasty pharaoh Akhenaten. Great Temple of the Aten is situated 3½ km north of Kom el-Nana.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dayrut al-Sharif.
Dayrut al-Sharif
Village
Dayrut al-Sharif is a town in Egypt. It is located on the west bank of the Nile, in the Asyut Governorate. According to tradition, the Holy Family visited Dayrut al-Sharif on their flight into Egypt. Dayrut al-Sharif is situated 8 km southwest of Kom el-Nana.
Kom el-Nana
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: ancient Egyptian settlement
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Minya Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
27.61923° or 27° 37′ 9″ northLongitude
30.88861° or 30° 53′ 19″ eastOpen location code
7GVGJV9Q+MCOpenStreetMap ID
way 941948174OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q1115948
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Italian—“Kom el-Nana” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كوم النعناع”
- Dutch: “Kom el-Nana”
- French: “Kôm el-Nana”
- Hungarian: “Kom el-Nana”
- Italian: “Kom el-Nana”
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