Nag Hammadi is a city and markaz in Upper Egypt, located on the west bank of the Nile in Qena Governorate, about 80 kilometers northwest of Luxor. It had a population of close to 61,737 as of 2023. The city became famous in 1945 for the Nag Hammadi library, an important collection of ancient texts found nearby.
Facts
Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Nag Hammadi (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 660,690 (2020)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 26.05, longitude 32.25
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 78 m
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 660690 (2020)
View the Source2. GeoNames: Nag Hammâdi - GeoNames
GeoNamesPlace record, elevationQuote, Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 78 m
3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 26.25, 32.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 26.25, 32.25
26.25 32.25 BWh
4. GeoNames: Nag Hammâdi - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 351434Quote, cities500 record 351434
26.04949 32.24142 P PPL EG 23 59601 78 Africa/Cairo
Nag Hammadi (Wikipedia)
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