"From Hurghada to Luxor via Qina" Qina by Kuznetsov_Sergey

Qina Travel Guide: 3 reviews and 10 photos

Tourists traveling between the Red Sea and Luxor will assuredly pass through this City. Its ancient name was Cainepolis. The city is the busy capital of Qena Province and lies on the east bank of the Nile in a distanse a mile or so from the river.

The town itself has no features of tourist interest, but it is the nearest place to the Temple of Hathor at Dendera. There is a huge modern mosque of Sheikh el-Qenawi in the main square which attests to its importance. We saw it when were passing by the city.

You can see my 2 min 10 sec Qena– Luxor road VIDEO clip with music from my YouTube channel .

My Egypt

My other Egyptian pages out of the April,2007 Trip:
1) Egypt,
2) Hurghada,
3) Bur Safajah,
4) Qina,
5) Al Karnak,
6) Necropolis of Thebes,
7) Thebes,
8) Luxor,
9) Esna (Isna),
10) Edfu (Idfu),
11) Temple of Horus in Edfu,
12) Kom Ombo,
13) Abu Simbel,
14) Philae,
15) Aswan,
16) Pyramids of Giza,
17) Cairo,
18) Alexandria.

Last visit to Qina: Apr 2007
Intro Updated Dec 12, 2007
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Qina - Mosque Transportation (3)

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craic Jul 13, 2009 at 2:18 AM

well the mosque looks interesting
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Yaqui Jun 23, 2009 at 9:58 AM

Oh Sergey, great shot even if it was passing by. The Qina - Mosque would had been fun to see, maybe next you visit. Lovely page!
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tiabunna May 9, 2008 at 5:45 AM

The frustrations of public transport and not being able to stop! Interesting though to see the 'real world' for locals and not just the 'tourist' places. I was struck by the amount of traffic there.
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JLBG Oct 24, 2007 at 1:17 PM

Haha, I was going to write the same thing than Lori! Yes, it is a shame that tours focus only on ancient Egypt and leave aside nowadays country!
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LoriPori Aug 21, 2007 at 4:14 AM

Too bad the bus did not stop here to see that wonderful Mosque.
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Bwana_Brown Aug 7, 2007 at 10:47 AM

Interesting tip on how the landscape changed once you reached the Nile River valley! It reminded me of descending from the barren Andes near Mendoza, Argentina and seeing tall green poplars off in the distance through the bus windows.
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traveldave Jul 18, 2007 at 2:43 PM

An interesting city to pass through on your way to the Nile Valley.
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Trekki Jul 11, 2007 at 9:55 AM

I always smile when I read your mentioning "caravan of the busses". This must have made a big impact on you. But travelling along Nile valley must be gorgeous, how green this all looks :-)
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bugulma Jul 11, 2007 at 3:34 AM

Nice photos on the road. I liked the mosque
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yumyum Jul 10, 2007 at 10:22 AM

I like the intro photo of the main square. Glad you enjoyed that journey so much!