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Qena Governorate

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Country
  
Egypt

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Area
  
9,565 km²

Population
  
2.959 million (2014)

Seat
  
Qena (capital)

Website
  
Qena

Capital
  
Qena

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Qena Governorate (Egyptian Arabic: محافظة قنا‎‎ Muḥāfẓet Qinā) is one of the governorates of Egypt. Located in the southern part of the country, it covers a stretch of the Nile valley. Its capital is the city of Qena.

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Map of Qena, Egypt

Egypt nile luxor qena documentary by pavel karmanov 2007


Population

According to population estimates from 2015 the majority of residents in the governorate live in rural areas, with an urbanization rate of only 19.7%. Out of an estimated 3,045,504 people residing in the governorate, 2,445,051 people live in rural areas as opposed to only 600,453 in urban areas.

Cities

  • Abu Tesht
  • El Waqf
  • Armant (Iuny or Hermonthis)
  • Dishna
  • Esna (Senet or Tasenet or Iunyt or Latopolis)
  • Farshut
  • Nag Hammadi
  • Naqada (Nubt or Ombos)
  • Qena (Kaine)
  • Qift (Gebtu or Koptos)
  • Qus (Gesa or Gesy or Apollinopolis Parva)
  • Industrial zones

    According to the Egyptian Governing Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI), in affiliation with the Ministry of Investment (MOI), the following industrial zones are located in this governorate:

  • Kalaheen
  • Hu
  • Projects

    In 1981, the Basic Village Service Program (BVS) had several water, road and other projects going on in several markazes in the Qena Governorate.

    Other important sites

  • Contra Latopolis (el-Hella)
  • Djerty (Tuphium or Tod)
  • El Qala
  • Hefat (El Mo'alla)
  • Hut-Sekhem (Diospolis Parva or Hiw)
  • Khenoboskion (El Qasr or El Saiyad)
  • Madu (Medamud)
  • Per-Hathor (Aphroditopolis or Pathyris or Gebelein)
  • Shanhur
  • Tantere (Iunet or Tentyris or Dendara)
  • Tukh
  • References

    Qena Governorate Wikipedia