| Hamrah Dawm | |
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  Hamrah Dawm
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| Coordinates: 26°6′N 32°20′E / 26.1°N 32.333°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Qena Governorate |
| Time zone | EST (UTC+2) |
| - Summer (DST) | +3 (UTC) |
Hamrah Dawm (Hamra Dom, Hamrat Dūm) is a small village in Upper Egypt near the city of Qena, about 80 kilometres north-west of Luxor[1]. It is located on the west bank of the Nile in the Qena Governorate. It is known for being near the Jabal al-Tarif cliff in which the Gnostic Gospels of the Nag Hammadi library were found by Mohammed Ali Samman in December 1945[2].
Coordinates: 26°6′0″N 32°20′0″E / 26.1°N 32.333333°E
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