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Qūş, Egypt

قوص

Qūş is a town of 84,386 people in Qena, Egypt.

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Population84,386 GeoNames

Local nameقوص

RegionQena

Elevation81 m 266 ft

Time zoneAfrica/Cairo

Land area215.2 km²

Nearest airportLuxor International Airport (LXR) 28 km

Why visit Qūş

Townapedia lists 8 museums and landmarks, 1 place to eat and 1 place to stay in and around town.

Highlights include Qift and Deir el-Ballas.

About Qūş

Qus (Arabic: قوص, older name Arabic: قوص واروير, romanized: qus warwir, from Coptic: ⲕⲱⲥ ⲃⲉⲣⲃⲓⲣ) is a city in the modern Qena Governorate, Egypt, located on the east bank of the Nile.

From the Wikipedia article Qus (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Museums and landmarks8

Qift

Monument and historic site · 10.8 km

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Deir el-Ballas

Monument and historic site · 11.3 km

Egyptian site of a royal palace of the Seventeenth Dynasty

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Iushenshen

Monument and historic site · 14.6 km

Town in Nomos of Harawî, Ancient Egypt

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Naqada

Monument and historic site · 4.2 km

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Apollonopolis Parva

Monument and historic site · 2.0 km

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Pyramid of Naqada

Monument and historic site · 6.1 km

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Temple of Min and Isis

Monument and historic site · 10.5 km

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Temple of Shanhūr

Monument and historic site · 6.2 km

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Restaurants and cafes1

كافيه افندينا

Cafe · 4.7 km

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Where to stay1

Al-Qady House

Motel and hotel

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Churches and places of worship4

Al-Omry Mosque

Place of worship

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Amba Shinuda Monastery

Church · 9.6 km

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Mari Buqtur Monastery

Church · 10.1 km

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Saint George Monastery

Church · 11.6 km

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Schools, colleges and libraries1

newmokarrabiah primary school

School · 3.2 km
المقربية الابتدائية الجديدة

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Healthcare3

orthopedic clinic consultant dr said Ahmed

Clinic and pharmacy · 0.8 km
الجمهورية

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مستشفي النيل نقادة

Hospital · 4.5 km
شارع 23 يوليو

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Qus central hospital

Hospital · 1.3 km

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Map of Qūş

18 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.

Getting there and nearby towns

Luxor International Airport (LXR) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 28 km away.

Naqādah 4 km west, about 4 min by car
Jarājūs 5 km south, about 5 min by car
Qifţ 11 km northeast, about 11 min by car
Az Zaynīyah Qiblī 20 km southwest, about 20 min by car
Aţ Ţārif 23 km southwest, about 23 min by car
Luxor 27 km southwest, about 27 min by car
Qina 28 km north, about 28 min by car
Al Bayāḑīyah 31 km southwest, about 31 min by car
Dishnā 37 km northwest, about 37 min by car
Armant 40 km southwest, about 40 min by car

Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.

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Sources and licences

GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text

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MbgIMG 20230713 110108, Be Wikipedi, CC BY-SA 4.0
MbgIMG 20230713 110057, Be Wikipedi, CC BY-SA 4.0
MbgIMG 20230713 110111, Be Wikipedi, CC BY-SA 4.0
Broom in hand, Ahmed brens, CC0
MbgIMG 20230908 034653, आदेश बलदेव, CC BY-SA 4.0
Farmers on the Nile - panoramio (1), David Broad, CC BY 3.0
مسجد الشيخ عبد المقصود, Nabil ahmed abd elkader, CC BY-SA 4.0
مسجد الشيخ عبد المقصود, Nabil ahmed abd elkader, CC BY-SA 4.0
Qus Qena, Abdoelrahman Mohamed, CC BY-SA 4.0
Al Makhzan, Qus, Qena Governorate, Egypt - panoramio (6), Максим Улитин, CC BY 3.0
Al Makhzan, Qus, Qena Governorate, Egypt - panoramio (4), Максим Улитин, CC BY 3.0
Al Makhzan, Qus, Qena Governorate, Egypt - panoramio (3), Максим Улитин, CC BY 3.0
Al Makhzan, Qus, Qena Governorate, Egypt - panoramio (5), Максим Улитин, CC BY 3.0
Al Makhzan, Qus, Qena Governorate, Egypt - panoramio (1), Максим Улитин, CC BY 3.0
Al Makhzan, Qus, Qena Governorate, Egypt - panoramio, Максим Улитин, CC BY 3.0
Al Makhzan, Qus, Qena Governorate, Egypt - panoramio (2), Максим Улитин, CC BY 3.0
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ISS015-E-28465 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
Al Masid, Qus, Qena Governorate, Egypt - panoramio (1), Максим Улитин, CC BY 3.0
Madinet Qaws, Qus, Qena Governorate, Egypt - panoramio, Максим Улитин, CC BY 3.0
Madinet Qaws, Qus, Qena Governorate, Egypt - panoramio (5), Максим Улитин, CC BY 3.0
Madinet Qaws, Qus, Qena Governorate, Egypt - panoramio (4), Максим Улитин, CC BY 3.0
Madinet Qaws, Qus, Qena Governorate, Egypt - panoramio (7), Максим Улитин, CC BY 3.0
Madinet Qaws, Qus, Qena Governorate, Egypt - panoramio (2), Максим Улитин, CC BY 3.0
Madinet Qaws, Qus, Qena Governorate, Egypt - panoramio (3), Максим Улитин, CC BY 3.0
Madinet Qaws, Qus, Qena Governorate, Egypt - panoramio (1), Максим Улитин, CC BY 3.0
Madinet Qaws, Qus, Qena Governorate, Egypt - panoramio (6), Максим Улитин, CC BY 3.0
Al Maqrabeyah, Qus, Qena Governorate, Egypt - panoramio (2), Максим Улитин, CC BY 3.0
Al Masid, Qus, Qena Governorate, Egypt - panoramio, Максим Улитин, CC BY 3.0
Al Masid, Qus, Qena Governorate, Egypt - panoramio (3), Максим Улитин, CC BY 3.0
Al Masid, Qus, Qena Governorate, Egypt - panoramio (5), Максим Улитин, CC BY 3.0
Al Masid, Qus, Qena Governorate, Egypt - panoramio (2), Максим Улитин, CC BY 3.0
Al Masid, Qus, Qena Governorate, Egypt - panoramio (4), Максим Улитин, CC BY 3.0
Al Maqrabeyah, Qus, Qena Governorate, Egypt - panoramio (3), Максим Улитин, CC BY 3.0
Égypte, Route entre Louxor et Denderah (Gouvernorat de Qina), Mosquée du village (49942194668), Marie Thérèse Hébert & Jean Robert Thibault from Québec, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0
Al Mearri, Qus, Qena Governorate, Egypt - panoramio (1), Максим Улитин, CC BY 3.0

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Qūş, Egypt

Why visit Qūş

Weather in Qūş

About Qūş

Museums and landmarks8

Qift

Deir el-Ballas

Iushenshen

Naqada

Apollonopolis Parva

Pyramid of Naqada

Temple of Min and Isis

Temple of Shanhūr

Restaurants and cafes1

كافيه افندينا

Where to stay1

Al-Qady House

Churches and places of worship4

Al-Omry Mosque

Amba Shinuda Monastery

Mari Buqtur Monastery

Saint George Monastery

Schools, colleges and libraries1

newmokarrabiah primary school

Healthcare3

orthopedic clinic consultant dr said Ahmed

مستشفي النيل نقادة

Qus central hospital

Map of Qūş

Getting there and nearby towns

Local news

Reviews, tips and questions

Sources and licences