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Explore Dishna in Egypt

Dishna in the region of Qinā with its 54,197 inhabitants is a town in Egypt - some 282 mi or ( 454 km ) South of Cairo , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Dishna is now 03:23 AM (Sunday) . 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, Qina, Naj' Umm at Turayn, Naj' Hawwarah, and Naj' at Turshi. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Suhaj . We encountered 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 Dishna ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Kim in Lamu, Kenya and Uganda - Part 3

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Interesting facts about this location

Dishna (Egypt)

Dishna is an Egyptian settlement west of Qena situated on the north bank of the river Nile.

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Located at 26.12 32.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Populated places in Egypt

Hamrah Dawm

Hamrah Dawm (Hamra Dom, Hamrat Dūm) is a small village in Upper Egypt. It is situated near the city of Qena, about 80 kilometres north-west of Luxor.

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Located at 26.10 32.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Gnosticism, Populated places in Qena Governorate

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 18 km away
Tags: Populated places in Qena Governorate, Titular sees in Africa

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 19 km away
Tags: 1st-century BC architecture, Archaeological sites in Egypt, Egyptian temples, Former places of worship in Egypt, Hellenistic architecture

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 19 km away
Tags: Ancient Egyptian calendar, Ancient astronomy, Antiquities of the Louvre, Sculptures of ancient Egypt

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Dishna