Hamrah Dawm

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Ḩamrah Dawm (Hamra Dom, Ḩamrat Dūm) is a small village in Upper Egypt near the city of Qena, about 80 kilometres north-west of Luxor[1]. It is located on the west bank of the Nile in the Qena Governorate. It is known for being near the Jabal al-Tarif cliff in which the the Gnostic Gospels of the Nag Hammadi library were found by Mohammed Ali Samman in December 1945[2].

Coordinates: 26°05′60″N, 32°19′60″E

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  • [1] Nag Hammadi library
  • [2] GNS official US names database
  • [3] Discovery of the manuscripts

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