ancient ruins
Karnak Temple Complex
The largest ancient religious complex ever constructed, developed over 2,000 years by successive pharaohs and featuring the breathtaking Great Hypostyle Hall with 134 massive columns.
21 km · about 25 min drive
Qena, Egypt · Africa
Naqādah is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Qūş, 21km from Karnak Temple Complex.
Naqādah is a town located in Qena, Egypt. With a population of 26,774, it is an important destination in Africa.
On a road trip, Naqādah sits in Egypt, where you drive on the right. It's in the Africa/Cairo time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Naqādah to your route.
Naqada (Egyptian Arabic: نقادة Naqāda; Coptic language: ⲛⲉⲕⲁⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ Nekatērion; Ancient Greek: Παμπανις Pampanis, Ancient Egyptian: Nbyt "City of Gold") is a town on the west bank of the Nile in Qena Governorate, Egypt, situated ca. 20 km north of Luxor. It includes the villages of Tukh, Khatara, Danfiq, and Zawayda.Read more
According to the 1960 census, it is one of the most sparsely populated areas and had only 3,000 inhabitants, mostly of the Christian faith who preserved elements of the Coptic language up until the 1930s.
The ancient town contained a cemetery that held approximately 2,000 graves. The first person to excavate the site was archaeologist Sir Flinders Petrie in 1894. Petrie was working for the Egypt Exploration Fund (now the Egypt Exploration Society) when he excavated the site. Some of the findings during the excavation included artifacts from the Amratian (Naqada I) and the Gerzeh (Naqada II).
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Naqādah is located in Qena, Egypt, Africa. The coordinates are 25.9011 latitude, 32.7239 longitude.
Naqādah has a population of approximately 26,774 people, making it a town in Egypt.
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ancient ruins
The largest ancient religious complex ever constructed, developed over 2,000 years by successive pharaohs and featuring the breathtaking Great Hypostyle Hall with 134 massive columns.
21 km · about 25 min drive
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Royal burial ground containing 63 tombs of pharaohs and nobles, including the tomb of Tutankhamun.
22 km · about 25 min drive
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Large ancient Egyptian temple complex on the east bank of the Nile dedicated to the god Amun.
24 km · about 30 min drive
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