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Al Jaziriyah Destination Guide

Explore Al Jaziriyah in Egypt

Al Jaziriyah in the region of Qinā is a place in Egypt - some 294 mi or ( 473 km ) South of Cairo , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Al Jaziriyah

Time in Al Jaziriyah is now 03:57 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Cairo " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Tabuk, Aqaba, Suhaj, Kousa, and Qina. Since you are here already, consider visiting Tabuk . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Al Jaziriyah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Nefertiti - Ritratto di una regina part 6

6:17 min by inEgitto
Views: 2064 Rating: 5.00

Nefertiti, la regina moglie del Faraone Akhenaton ..

Crazy bus tranfer from Luxor back to El Quseir (Egypt) 24.11.2010

2:47 min by naturalius
Views: 482 Rating: 5.00

Film made with my iPhone on our way back from Luxor. The bus driver from ITS was really crazy... ..


Driving Upper Egypt

3:13 min by rndomn8
Views: 123 Rating: 0.00

We are driving south about 40 minutes from Luxor where the Egyptian country side is very green. If anyone knows the name of the city please let me know. Music: Jason Shaw - Drifting2 Thank you to Jaso ..

(718) Mysterious Green light of Orb, On the way to Aswan in Egypt (HD) 6

0:42 min by MIZOtheworldheritage
Views: 24 Rating: 0.00

The green light is famous Orb ?? =) or the UFO?? :-o or a Lens flare ??? :-) ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Qift

Qift is a small town in the Qena Governorate of Egypt about 43 km north of Luxor, on the east bank of the Nile.

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Located at 26.00 32.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek sites in Egypt, Former populated places in Egypt, Populated places in Qena Governorate, Roman legions' camps in Egypt, Roman sites in Egypt

Naqada culture

The Naqada culture is an archaeological culture of Chalcolithic Predynastic Egypt (ca. 4400–3000 BC), named for the town of Naqada, Qena Governorate. Its final phase, Naqada III is coterminous with the so-called Protodynastic Period of Ancient Egypt .

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Located at 25.95 32.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Archaeological cultures of Africa, Chalcolithic, Predynastic Egypt, Redirects from alternative names

Apollonopolis Parva (Qus)

Apollonopolis Parva or Apollonopolis Mikra or Apollinopolis Mikra or Apollonos Vicus, was an ancient town of the Thebaid, in the Coptite Nome, in latitude 26° north, situated between Thebes and Coptos. It stood on the eastern bank of the Nile, and carried on an active trade with Berenice and Myos Hormos, on the Red Sea. Apollonopolis Parva was ca. 35 km distant from Thebes, and is the modern Qus (Kuss).

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Located at 25.93 32.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek sites in Egypt, Former populated places in Egypt, Roman sites in Egypt

Qus

Qus is a city in the modern Qena Governorate, Egypt, located on the east bank of the Nile. Its modern name is one of many borrowings in Egyptian Arabic from Coptic, the last living phase of Ancient Egyptian. In Graeco-Roman times, it was called Apollonopolis Parva or Apollinopolis Parva, or Apollonos minoris. The ancient city of Gesa stood on the eastern bank of the Nile, and belonged to the Hypseliote nome. Its necropolis was located opposite of the city, on the western bank.

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Located at 25.93 32.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek sites in Egypt, Ancient cities, Cities in Ancient Egypt, Populated places in Qena Governorate, Roman sites in Egypt

Dendera Temple complex

Dendera Temple complex, (19th century English spelling in most sources, including Belzoni was Tentyra). located about 2.5 km south-east of Dendera, Egypt. It is one of the best-preserved temple complexes in Egypt. The area was used as the sixth Nome of Upper Egypt, south of Abydos.

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Located at 26.14 32.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: 1st-century BC architecture, Archaeological sites in Egypt, Egyptian temples, Former places of worship in Egypt, Hellenistic architecture