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Population34,723
GeoNames
Local nameالوقف
RegionQena
Elevation57 m
187 ft
Time zoneAfrica/Cairo
Nearest airportLuxor International Airport (LXR)
54 km
Weather in Al Waqf
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About Al Waqf
El Waqf (Arabic: الوقف) is a town and markaz in the Qena Governorate, Egypt. The former name of the city is al-Sanabisa (Arabic: السنابسة).
From the Wikipedia article El Waqf, Egypt (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Al Waqf
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Getting there and nearby towns
Luxor International Airport (LXR) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 54 km away.
- Dishnā 6 km northeast, about 6 min by car
- Nag Hammâdi 19 km west, about 19 min by car
- Farshūţ 26 km west, about 26 min by car
- Qina 32 km east, about 32 min by car
- Abū Ţisht 33 km west, about 33 min by car
- Naqādah 36 km southeast, about 36 min by car
- Qūş 39 km southeast, about 39 min by car
- Qifţ 41 km east, about 41 min by car
- Luxor 48 km southeast, about 48 min by car
- Sohag 89 km northwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
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- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
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