Place:Qina, Qina, Egypt

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NameQina
Alt namesCaenesource: Encyclopædia Britannica (1985) IX, 835
Caenepolissource: Canby, Historic Places (1984) II, 765
Kenehsource: Canby, Historic Places (1984) II, 765
Qenasource: Times Atlas of the World (1994) p 157
Qināsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCity
Coordinates26.167°N 32.733°E
Located inQina, Egypt
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Qena (locally: ; Kone) is a city in Upper Egypt, and the capital of the Qena Governorate. Situated on the east bank of the Nile, it was known in antiquity as Kaine (Greek Καινή, meaning "new (city)"; Latinized transliteration: Caene) and Maximianopolis. Gauthier identifies Qena with ancient Shabt.

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