Naqada
Naqada (Egyptian Arabic: نقادة Naqāda; Coptic language: ⲛⲉⲕⲁⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ Nekatērion; Ancient Greek: Παμπανις Pampanis, Ancient Egyptian: Nbyt), 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. According to 1960 census, it is one of the most uninhabited areas and had only 3,000 inhabitants, mostly of Christian faith who preserved elements of the Coptic language up until the 1930s.
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Naqada نقادة Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 25°54′N 32°43′E | |
| Country | Egypt |
| Governorate | Qena |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.94 sq mi (93.08 km2) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 188,984 |
| • Density | 5,300/sq mi (2,000/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 |
| nbyt in hieroglyphs | |||||
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| Era: Middle Kingdom (2055–1650 BC) | |||||
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