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Qinā (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 26 09 51 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 26.1642 decimal degrees |
| Long: 032 43 36 E degrees minutes |
Long: 32.7267 decimal degrees |
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Note: Important trade center from mid-1500s to Ottoman period; revived during & after World War II due to its position as terminus of the road to Red Sea coast & its status as capital of governorate; noted for porous clay water vessels used throughout Egypt. |
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| Qinā (preferred,C,V,Arabic (transliterated),U)
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| Qena (C,O)
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| Keneh (C,O)
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| Kena (NA,V)
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| Qanā (NA,V)
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| قنا (NA,V,Arabic,U)
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| Caene (H,V)
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| Caenepolis (H,V)
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Miṣr (nation) (P) |
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Qinā (governorate) (P) |
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Qinā (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled since time of ancient Greece; has many ruins of ancient trading center of Caene |
| town (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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| market center (C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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