Nag Hammadi

Nag Hammadi
نجع حمادي
Aluminium Stadium in Nag Hammadi
Aluminium Stadium in Nag Hammadi
Nag Hammadi is located in Egypt
Nag Hammadi
Nag Hammadi
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 26°03′N 32°15′E / 26.050°N 32.250°E / 26.050; 32.250
Country Egypt
Governorate Qena
Area
 • Total103.9 sq mi (269.2 km2)
Population
 (2023)
 • Total660,690 [1]
 • Urban
61,737
 • Rural
598,953
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3
Plaque of a local sugar refinery that mentions French town Ardres, 1901

Nag Hammadi (/ˌnɑːɡ həˈmɑːdi/ NAHG hə-MAH-dee; Arabic: نجع حمادى Nagʿ Ḥammādī) is a city and markaz in Upper Egypt. It is located on the west bank of the Nile in the Qena Governorate, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) north-west of Luxor. The city had a population of close to 61,737 as of 2023.

  1. ^ "عدد السكان التقديري" (PDF). Retrieved 27 October 2023.