Le EgyptQena governorate
🏙️ Qena
Gateway to Dendera's temple and the desert road to the Red Sea.
📍 Districts & areas
Dendera
The Hathor temple with its blue ceilings, just across the Nile.
The Hathor temple with its blue ceilings, just across the Nile.
Abydos (Nag Hammadi area)
Seti I's temple and the Abydos King List.
Seti I's temple and the Abydos King List.
Wadi Hammamat road
Ancient desert road to the Red Sea with pharaonic inscriptions.
Ancient desert road to the Red Sea with pharaonic inscriptions.
🏛️ Places to visit
🍽️ What & where to eat
- Upper Egyptian bread and grills
- Sugar cane juice
🛍️ What to buy
- Qena pottery water jars (qolal)
- Sugar cane products
🏬 Where to shop
- Pottery market in nearby Garagos and Qena town