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Populated places in Qena Governorate

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Qena
Qena ( ' , locally: ) is a city in Upper Egypt, and the capital of the Qena Governorate. Situated on the east bank of the Nile, it was known in antiquity as Kaine (Greek Καινή, meaning "new (city)"; Latinized transliteration: Caene) and Maximianopolis'''. Gauthier identifies Qena with ancient Shabt.
Esna
Esna (  , or ; Snē from tꜣ-snt; Latópolis or (Pólis Látōn) or (Lattōn); Latin: Lato) is a city of Egypt. It is located on the west bank of the Nile some south of Luxor. The city was formerly part of the modern Qena Governorate, but as of 9 December 2009, it was incorporated into the new Luxor Governorate.
Dendera
Dendera ( Dandarah; ; Bohairic ; Sahidic ), also spelled Denderah, ancient Iunet 𓉺𓈖𓏏𓊖 “jwn.t”, Tentyris,(Arabic: Ewan-t إيوان-ة ), or Tentyra is a small town and former bishopric in Egypt situated on the west bank of the Nile, about south of Qena, on the opposite side of the river. It is located approximately north of Luxor and remains a Latin Catholic titular see. It contains the Dendera Temple complex, one of the best-preserved temple sites from ancient Upper Egypt.
Nag Hammadi
town in Egypt
Qift
Qift ( ; Keft or Kebto; Egyptian Gebtu; Coptos / Koptos; Roman Justinianopolis) is a city in the Qena Governorate of Egypt about north of Luxor, situated a little south of latitude 26° north, on the east bank of the Nile. In ancient times its proximity to the Red Sea made it an important trading emporium between India, Punt, Arabia Felix and the North. It was important for nearby gold and quartzite mines in the Eastern Desert, and as a starting point for expeditions to Punt (in modern Somalia) by way of the path through the Wadi Hammamat to the Red Sea port at Tjau (modern El Qoseir).
Naqada
Naqada (Egyptian Arabic: ; Coptic language: ; Ancient Greek: , Ancient Egyptian: Nbyt "City of Gold") is a town on the west bank of the Nile in Qena Governorate, Egypt, situated ca. 20 km north of Luxor. It includes the villages of Tukh, Khatara, Danfiq, and Zawayda. According to the 1960 census, it is one of the most uninhabited areas and had only 3,000 inhabitants, mostly of Christian faith who preserved elements of the Coptic language up until the 1930s.
Gebelein
thumb|Painted linen (detail) from a grave in Gebelein, Naqada IIa-b (circa 3600 BC). Museo Egizio, Turin. Gebelein (Egyptian Arabic: , Two Mountains; Egyptian: Inerty or Per-Hathor; Ancient Greek: or ; Latin: Pathyris or Aphroditopolis) is an archaeological site and former town in Egypt. It is located on the Nile, about 40 km south of Thebes, in the New Valley Governorate.
Hu
ancient city in Egypt
Dishna
human settlement in Egypt
Shanhur
Shanhūr () is a village in Qus in Egypt, with a population of 13,432 people. There are 6,380 men and 7,052 women.
Farshut
Farshut (, from ) is a city in the Qena Governorate, Egypt. Its population was estimated at 70,000 people in 2020. The Markaz of Farshut has 177,836 people.
Al Waqf
City in Egypt
Garagos
village in Qena Governorate, Egypt
Abu Tesht
human settlement in Egypt
Hamrah Dawm
human settlement in Egypt
el-Qala
Alqala () is a village in the markaz of Qift in Qena Governorate in Egypt. The population size is about 14,989 people, of whom 7,309 are men and 7,680 are women.
Alashraf alsharqia
village in Qena Governorate, Egypt
Almasid
Al Masid () is a village in Qus in Egypt, with a population of 11,977 people. There are 5,652 men and 6,352 women.
Al Mufarrajiyyah
Almafrajia () is a village in Qus in Egypt, with a population of 11,869 people. There are 5,860 men and 6,009 women.
Al Harajiyyah
Al Harajiyyah () is a village located in the markaz of Qus in Qena Governorate in Egypt, with a population of 15,281 people. There are 7,541 men and 7,740 women.
Izbat al-Busa
village in Qena Governorate, Egypt
Albarahima
Al Barahmah () is a village is located in Qena Governorate in Egypt, with a population of 43,649 people. There are 22,664 men and 20,985 women.