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Delve into Ash Shaykhīyah
Ash Shaykhīyah in Qena Governorate is a city located in Egypt about 298 mi (or 480 km) south of Cairo, the country's capital town.
Current time in Ash Shaykhīyah is now 09:33 AM (Monday). The local timezone is named Africa / Cairo with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Ash Shaykhīyah, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Egypt is Luxor International Airport in a distance of 21 mi (or 34 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 20 mi (or 32 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: 32°C / 90 °F
Morning Temperature | 22°C / 71 °F |
Evening Temperature | 34°C / 93 °F |
Night Temperature | 28°C / 82 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 15% |
Air Pressure | 1009 hPa |
Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 15 km/h (10 mph) from South-East |
Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
32°C (90 °F)
27°C (81 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
31°C (87 °F)
29°C (84 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Thursday, 2nd of May 2024
33°C (92 °F)
31°C (87 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Videos from this area
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Crazy bus tranfer from Luxor back to El Quseir (Egypt) 24.11.2010
Film made with my iPhone on our way back from Luxor. The bus driver from ITS was really crazy...
ريهام سعيد فى صبايا الخيرفهد الصعيدحفلة قرية حجازة
اغنية في طير ماشى بيتمخطر وريهام سعيد وصبايا الخيى http://www.youtube.com/c/zezo0111097700fahd اليوتيوب ...
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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.
Qift
Qift is a small town in the Qena Governorate of Egypt about 43 km north of Luxor, on the east bank of the Nile.
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.