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Al Ashraf Destination Guide

Explore Al Ashraf in Egypt

Al Ashraf in the region of Qinā is a town in Egypt - some 289 mi or ( 465 km ) South of Cairo , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Al Ashraf

Current time in Al Ashraf is now 05:50 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Cairo " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Suhaj, Qift, Naj' al Kahrajallah, Naj' al Barud, and Naj' al 'Arab. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Suhaj . We saw some video on the web . 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 Ashraf ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Naheed in Egypt

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in my home......enjoy :D ..

Temple of Dendera - Hathors Home

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Dendera Tempel Ägypten 03.2010 ..


Train coming into the Qena station

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Egypt ..

Nefertiti - Ritratto di una regina part 6

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Nefertiti, la regina moglie del Faraone Akhenaton ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Qena

Qena is a city in Upper Egypt, and the capital of the Qena Governorate. Situated on the east bank of the Nile, it was known as Kaine during the Greco-Roman period and as Cainepolis in antiquity.

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Located at 26.17 32.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Governorate capitals in Egypt, Populated places in Qena Governorate

Dendera zodiac

The sculptured Dendera zodiac (or Denderah zodiac) is a widely known Egyptian bas-relief from the ceiling of the pronaos of a chapel dedicated to Osiris in the Hathor temple at Dendera, containing images of Taurus and the Libra (the scales). This chapel was begun in the late Ptolemaic period; its pronaos was added by the emperor Tiberius.

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Located at 26.14 32.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Ancient Egyptian calendar, Ancient astronomy, Antiquities of the Louvre, Sculptures of ancient 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 11 km away
Tags: 1st-century BC architecture, Archaeological sites in Egypt, Egyptian temples, Former places of worship in Egypt, Hellenistic architecture

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 13 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

Dendera

Dendera is a small town in Egypt situated on the west bank of the Nile, about 5 km south of Qena, on the opposite side of the river. It is located approximately 60 kinometers north of Luxor.

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Located at 26.17 32.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Populated places in Qena Governorate, Titular sees in Africa