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Qina (governorate)

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A local man standing in front of carvings in the Dendara temple, near Qina, Egypt. The temple was probably dedicated to Hathor, the goddess of love or joy. The existing temple was built between 125 BC and 60 AD, though there were shrines on this site long before that. The temple had become buried by sands from sandstorms, but was excavated in 1860.

Governorate in eastern Egypt, situated in the Nile valley between the Arabian and Libyan deserts; area 1,850 sq km/714 sq mi; population (1995 est) 2,766,000. Qina contains the ruins of Thebes and the Valley of the Kings. Sugar is the major regional product; Qina produces 60%of Egypt's total output.
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