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Naj' al Qarah Destination Guide

Delve into Naj' al Qarah in Egypt

Naj' al Qarah in the region of Aswān is a city in Egypt - some 361 mi or ( 581 km ) South of Cairo , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Naj' al Qarah

Current time in Naj' al Qarah is now 08:21 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Cairo " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Tabuk, Taftish 'Atiyah, Suhaj, Qina, and Naj' al Qannan. While being here, make sure to check out Tabuk . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Naj' al Qarah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Egypt, The Locals: Street Musicians

4:01 min by ProjectOverseer
Views: 12416 Rating: 5.00

I thought I'd show various clips of some of the people we found in Egypt. This is the first, and features these street musicians ... love these guys! ..

Edfu-Tempel in Ägypten

1:31 min by Nikki und Michi Dunker
Views: 7853 Rating: 4.75

www.nikkiundmichi.de Rundreise durch Ägypten Nikki und Michi fahren mit der Kutsche zum Edfu-Tempel in Oberägypten. Kurzer Bummel über einen kleinen Souk inklusive. Mehr Reiseberichte: www.nikkiundmic ..


Nile Cruises | Egypt | On The Go Tours | Egypt Nile Cruises

1:05 min by onthegotours
Views: 6659 Rating: 5.00

On The Go Tours has been conducting tours to the ancient land of Egypt since 1998. For a full range of our tours to Egypt, please see www.onthegotours.com One of the options available to those who are ..

Crociera sul Nilo dal 17-24/01/2010

8:53 min by eldorado1711
Views: 1430 Rating: 5.00

Egitto 17/01/2010 In ordine di apparizione- Tempio di Karnak- Tempio di Luxor- Tempio di Hatshepsut- Colossi di Memnon- Edfu Tempio dedicato al dio Horus -Kom Ombo -Tempio di Philae -La valle dei Re ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Edfu-Project

The Edfu project is being undertaken with the primary goal of translations of inscriptions of an ancient temple of Edfu.

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Located at 24.98 32.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: 3rd-century BC architecture, Archaeological sites in Egypt, Egyptian temples, Hellenistic architecture

Edfu

Edfu (also spelt Idfu, or in modern French as Edfou, and known in antiquity as Behdet) is an Egyptian city, located on the west bank of the Nile River between Esna and Aswan, with a population of approximately sixty thousand people. For the ancient history of the city, see below. Edfu is the site of the Ptolemaic Temple of Horus and an ancient settlement, Tell Edfu (described below). About 5 km north of Edfu are remains of ancient pyramids.

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Located at 24.98 32.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Egypt, Cities in Ancient Egypt, Communities on the Nile River, Former populated places in Egypt, Populated places in Aswan Governorate

Temple of Edfu

The Temple of Edfu is an ancient Egyptian temple located on the west bank of the Nile in the city of Edfu which was known in Greco-Roman times as Apollonopolis Magna, after the chief god Horus-Apollo. It is one of the best preserved temples in Egypt. The temple, dedicated to the falcon god Horus, was built in the Ptolemaic period between 237 and 57 BCE. The inscriptions on its walls provide important information on language, myth and religion during the Greco-Roman period in ancient Egypt.

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Located at 24.98 32.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: 3rd-century BC architecture, Archaeological sites in Egypt, Egyptian temples, Former places of worship in Egypt, Hellenistic architecture, Places of worship destroyed by arson

Nekhen

Hieraconpolis redirects here; for the ancient fortress in Egypt called Hieracon, see Hieracon Nekhen or Hieraconpolis was the religious and political capital of Upper Egypt at the end of the Predynastic period (c. 3200 – 3100 BC) and probably, also during the Early Dynastic Period (c. 3100–2686 BC). Some authors suggest occupation dates that should begin thousands of years earlier.

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Located at 25.10 32.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek sites in Egypt, Archaeological sites in Egypt, Cities in Ancient Egypt, Former populated places in Egypt

El Kab

El Kab is an Upper Egyptian site on the east bank of the Nile at the mouth of Wadi Hillal, about 80 km south of Luxor, consisting of prehistoric and Pharaonic settlements, rock-cut tombs of the early 18th Dynasty (1550–1295 BC), remains of temples dating from the Early Dynastic period (3100–2686 BC) to the Ptolemaic period (332–30 BC), as well as part of the walls of a Coptic monastery.

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Located at 25.12 32.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek sites in Egypt, Archaeological sites in Egypt, Former populated places in Egypt, Roman sites in Egypt