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Dendera

Village in Qena Governorate, Egypt

Cityarchaeological site Egyptian temple villageQ29019

Also known as Dendera , Denderah, Dandarah · Denderah · Tentyris · Tentyra

Country: Egypt
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1.Stated in archINFORMRetrieved 2018-07-31
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Located in: Qena Governorate
Population: 53,109(November 11, 2006)
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Elevation: 81 m
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1.geonames.org/358422
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · Read full article · Text CC BY-SA 4.0

Dendera, also spelled Denderah, ancient Iunet 𓉺𓈖𓏏𓊖 “jwn.t”, Tentyris,(Arabic: Ewan-t إيوان-ة ), Tentyra, or Dandara, is a small town and former bishopric in Egypt situated on the west bank of the Nile, about 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Qena, on the opposite side of the river. It is located approximately 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Luxor and remains a Latin Catholic titular see. It contains the Dendera Temple complex, one of the best-preserved temple sites from ancient Upper Egypt.

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Part of: Middle Egypt
Culture: Ancient Egypt
Different from: Datura stramonium

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