Kousa
in Qena Governorate, Egypt

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Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
25.914 and 32.764 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 25° 54' 50" and E 32° 45' 49"
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: 08:53 AM (Tuesday)
Timezone: Africa/Cairo
UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:52 am and 6:00 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-23.883 and -147.700 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Matotea
References
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Current travel safety evaluation for Egypt in Northern Africa

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: 2024-03-18 07:26:14

Discover Kousa

Kousa in Qena Governorate with it's 60,181 citizens is a city in Egypt about 301 mi (or 485 km) south of Cairo, the country's capital city.

Local time in Kousa is now 08:53 AM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Africa / Cairo with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Kousa, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Egypt is Luxor International Airport in a distance of 17 mi (or 28 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 16 mi (or 26 km), South-West.

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Luxor, Qina, 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: 22°C / 72 °F

Morning Temperature 15°C / 59 °F
Evening Temperature 24°C / 75 °F
Night Temperature 18°C / 64 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 25%
Air Pressure 1017 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from South-East
Cloud Conditions Clear sky, covering 0% of sky
General Conditions Sky is clear

Wednesday, 20th of March 2024

24°C (74 °F)
20°C (68 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.

Thursday, 21st of March 2024

27°C (81 °F)
23°C (73 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.

Friday, 22nd of March 2024

23°C (73 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.

Videos from this area

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رحلة الى معالم الاقصر وكانت جميلة.wmv

Published: April 21, 2011
Length: 29:25 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: ابراهيم على

رحلة كانت الى الاقصر ايام العيد بس كانت جميلة.


شاهد رغم المرضى ويلعب التحطيب ويهزم الخصم

Published: November 27, 2018
Length: 46:36 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: بسمة خير

شاهد رغم المرضى ويلعب التحطيب ويهزم الخصم.


ريهام سعيد فى صبايا الخيرفهد الصعيدحفلة قرية حجازة

Published: July 03, 2018
Length: 29:01 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: فهد الصعيد

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.

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).

Located at 25.9333, 32.7667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Ancient Greek sites in Egypt, Roman sites in Egypt, Former populated places in Egypt

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.

Located at 25.9333, 32.7667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Ancient cities, Cities in Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greek sites in Egypt, Roman sites in Egypt, Populated places in Qena Governorate

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 .

Located at 25.95, 32.7333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Predynastic Egypt, Archaeological cultures of Africa, Chalcolithic, Redirects from alternative names

Popular in vicinity

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Kousa, Apollinopolis Parva, Apollonopolis Parva, Qūş, قوص