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Qena
is a provincial capital located about 57 miles from El Balyana and
39 miles north of Luxor. It is most famous for its proximity to the
ruins of Dendara. It owes its modern prosperity to the opening of
the Wadi Qena towards the Red Sea, which is a major traffic route
between Upper Egypt and the Red Sea. Tourists traveling between Luxor
and the Red Sea will assuredly pass through this City.The city also
has a considerable Islamic heritage and a famous Mosque. The Maghrebi
Abd el-Rahim settled in Qena upon his return from Mecca and founded
a Sufi center here. Upon his death in 1195, the mosque was built above
his tomb and became a place of pilgrimage. There is a huge modern
mosque of Sheikh el-Qenawi in the main square which attests to his
importance.
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