Al Ḩumr wa al Ja‘āfirah
in Qena Governorate, Egypt
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Luxor International Airport (19 mi) - Sohag International Airport (70 mi)
- Hurghada International Airport (107 mi)
- Marsa Alam International Airport (116 mi)
- Assiut International Airport (133 mi)
- Aswan International Airport (136 mi)
- El Kharga Airport (139 mi)
- El Tor Airport (166 mi)
- Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis (Unesco heritage, 17 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 25.933 and 32.767 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 25° 55' 59" and E 32° 46' 0"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - EGP
- Spoken languages:
- Arabic, English, French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 11:30 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Africa/Cairo
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:07 am and 4:59 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -23.883 and -147.700 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Matotea - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Egypt.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Egypt. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Delve into Al Ḩumr wa al Ja‘āfirah
Al Ḩumr wa al Ja‘āfirah in Qena Governorate is a town located in Egypt about 300 mi (or 483 km) south of Cairo, the country's capital town.
Time in Al Ḩumr wa al Ja‘āfirah is now 11:30 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Africa / Cairo with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Al Ḩumr wa al Ja‘āfirah, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Egypt is Luxor International Airport in a distance of 19 mi (or 30 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis in a distance of 17 mi (or 28 km), South-West.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Qina, Luxor, Sohag, Hurghada and Aswan. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 27°C / 80 °F
| Morning Temperature | 18°C / 65 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 26°C / 79 °F |
| Night Temperature | 20°C / 68 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 24% |
| Air Pressure | 1013 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
26°C (78 °F)
20°C (68 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
26°C (78 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
24°C (76 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Apollonopolis Parva (Qus)
Apollonopolis Parva or Apollonopolis Mikra or Apollinopolis Mikra or Apollonos Vicus, was an ancient town of the Thebaid, in the Coptite Nome, in latitude 26° north, situated between Thebes and Coptos. It stood on the eastern bank of the Nile, and carried on an active trade with Berenice and Myos Hormos, on the Red Sea. Apollonopolis Parva was ca. 35 km distant from Thebes, and is the modern Qus (Kuss).
Qus
Qus is a city in the modern Qena Governorate, Egypt, located on the east bank of the Nile. Its modern name is one of many borrowings in Egyptian Arabic from Coptic, the last living phase of Ancient Egyptian. In Graeco-Roman times, it was called Apollonopolis Parva or Apollinopolis Parva, or Apollonos minoris. The ancient city of Gesa stood on the eastern bank of the Nile, and belonged to the Hypseliote nome. Its necropolis was located opposite of the city, on the western bank.
Naqada culture
The Naqada culture is an archaeological culture of Chalcolithic Predynastic Egypt (ca. 4400–3000 BC), named for the town of Naqada, Qena Governorate. Its final phase, Naqada III is coterminous with the so-called Protodynastic Period of Ancient Egypt .
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Al Ḩumr wa al Ja‘āfirah.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
El Ḥumr and el Ga‘âfra, Al Ḩumr wa al Ja‘āfirah
