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| Country |  Egypt |
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| Capital | Qena | |
 Map of Egypt with Qena highlighted
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Qena Governorate (Arabic: قنا) is one of the governorates of Egypt. It is in the south of the country, and covers a stretch of the Nile valley. Its capital is the city of Qena.
The governorate of Qina comprises the following cities:
- Abu Tesht
- Armant (Iuny or Hermonthis)
- Deshna
- El Wakf
- Esna (Senet or Tasenet or Iunyt or Latopolis)
- Farshout
- Nag Hammâdi
- Naqada (Nubt or Ombos)
- Qift (Gebtu or Koptos)
- Qena (Kaine)
- Qus (Gesa or Gesy or Apollinopolis Parva)
The governorate of Qena also comprises the self-governing city of Luxor (Thebes).
Other important sites in the Qena governorate include
- Contra Latopolis (el-Hella)
- Djerty (Tuphium or Tod)
- Hefat (el-Moalla)
- Hut-Sekhem (Diospolis Parva or Hiw)
- Khenoboskion (el-Qasr or el-Saiyad)
- Madu (Nag el-Madamud)
- Per-Hathor (Aphroditopolis or Pathyris or Gebelein)
- el-Qala
- Shanhûr
- Tantere (Iunet or Tentyris or Dendara)
- Tukh
External links
- Qena Governorate Official website
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