Qena Governorate

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Qena (قنا)
Governorate
Country Flag of Egypt Egypt
Capital Qena
Map of Egypt with Qena highlighted
Map of Egypt with Qena highlighted

Qena Governorate (Arabic: قنا) is one of the governorates of Egypt. It is in the south of the country, and covers a stretch of the Nile valley. Its capital is the city of Qena.

The governorate of Qina comprises the following cities:

The governorate of Qena also comprises the self-governing city of Luxor (Thebes).

Other important sites in the Qena governorate include

  • Contra Latopolis (el-Hella)
  • Djerty (Tuphium or Tod)
  • Hefat (el-Moalla)
  • Hut-Sekhem (Diospolis Parva or Hiw)
  • Khenoboskion (el-Qasr or el-Saiyad)
  • Madu (Nag el-Madamud)
  • Per-Hathor (Aphroditopolis or Pathyris or Gebelein)
  • el-Qala
  • Shanhur
  • Tantere (Iunet or Tentyris or Dendara)
  • Tukh

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