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Sign in to saveQift ( ; Keft or Kebto; Egyptian Gebtu; Coptos / Koptos; Roman Justinianopolis) is a city in the Qena Governorate of Egypt about north of Luxor, situated a little south of latitude 26° north, on the east bank of the Nile. In ancient times its proximity to the Red Sea made it an important trading emporium between India, Punt, Arabia Felix and the North. It was important for nearby gold and quartzite mines in the Eastern Desert, and as a starting point for expeditions to Punt (in modern Somalia) by way of the path through the Wadi Hammamat to the Red Sea port at Tjau (modern El Qoseir).
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Place details
- Locality
- قفـط
- Region
- قنا
- Country
- مصر
- Population
- 24,010
- Timezone
- Africa/Cairo
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Air quality
144US AQIUnhealthy (sensitive)
- PM2.5
- 57.9 µg/m³
- PM10
- 194.2 µg/m³
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Qift
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_caption
- The local unit of the center and city of Qift
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Egypt
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Egypt
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Qena Governorate
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 112.6
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2021
- Settlement.population_total
- 157,383
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.population_density_sq_mi
- auto
- Settlement.population_density_metro_km2
- auto
- Settlement.population_density_metro_sq_mi
- auto
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- archaeological site
- Country
- Egypt
- Located in
- Qena Governorate
- Population
- 157383
- Elevation
- 77
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Image
- Fragment de bas-relief du temple de Cléopâtre et Césarion, Coptos, I siècle av JC.JPG
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- Commons category
- Qift
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- culture
- Ancient Egypt
- P8168
- Helmuth Lohner
- P12749
- 1952
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