Discover Qift in Egypt
Qift in the region of Qinā is a town located in Egypt - some 297 mi or ( 477 km ) South of Cairo , the country's capital .
Local time in Qift is now 07:06 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Cairo " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Tabuk, Aqaba, Suhaj, Shanhur, and Kousa. When in this area, you might want to check out Tabuk . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Qift ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Nefertiti - Ritratto di una regina part 6
Nefertiti, la regina moglie del Faraone Akhenaton ..
Scarab @ Karnak Temple in Luxor, Egypt
Lots of people walking round a Scarab statue at Karnak Temple in Luxor, Egypt. Its apprentally the largest Scarab statue left and if you walk round it 7 times or something like that, it brings you luc ..
Crazy bus tranfer from Luxor back to El Quseir (Egypt) 24.11.2010
Film made with my iPhone on our way back from Luxor. The bus driver from ITS was really crazy... ..
Hotel Boat
Croisiere sur un Bateau hotel sur le Nil en Aout 2005 (région de Luxor) ..
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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.
Located at 26.00 32.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
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).
Located at 25.93 32.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
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.
Located at 25.93 32.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
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 .
Located at 25.95 32.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Naqada
Naqada is a town on the west bank of the Nile in the Egyptian governorate of Qena. It was known in Ancient Egypt as Nubt and in classical antiquity as Ombos. Its name derives from ancient Egyptian nub, meaning gold, on account of the proximity of gold mines in the Eastern Desert. Naqada comprises some villages such as Tukh, Khatara, Danfiq and Zawayda. It stands near the site of a necropolis from the prehistoric, pre-dynastic period around 4400–3000 BC.
Located at 25.90 32.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
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