Nag Hammadi
Nag Hammadi | |
|---|---|
  Nag Hammadi Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 26°03′N 32°15′E / 26.050°N 32.250°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Qena |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 42,820 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
Nag Hammadi (/ˌnɑːɡ həˈmɑːdi/ NAHG hə-MAH-dee; Arabic: نجع حمادى Najʿ Ḥammādī) is a city in Upper Egypt. It is located on the west bank of the Nile in the Qena Governorate, about 80 kilometres north-west of Luxor. It had a population of close to 43,000 as of 2007.
History
The town of Nag Hammadi is named for its founder, Mahmoud Pasha Hammadi, a member of the Hammadi family in Sohag, Egypt. Mahmoud Pasha Hammadi was a major landholder in Sohag, and known for his strong opposition to the British occupation of 1882.
Nag Hammadi is about 5 km west of ancient Chenoboskion (Ancient Greek: Χηνοβόσκιον) The "Nag Hammadi library", an important collection of 2nd-century Gnostic texts, was found at Jabal al-Ṭārif near Nag Hammadi was the site in 1945.[1]
The city was the site of the Nag Hammadi massacre in January 2010, wherein eight Coptic Christians were shot dead by three men.[2] In total, nineteen Coptic Christians were attacked.[2][3]
Economy
Sugar and aluminium are produced in Nag Hammadi. Egyptalum is the largest aluminium producer in the Middle East. Wood particleboard is manufactured from sugar cane bagasse.
References
- ^ James M. Robinson (1988). The Nag Hammadi Library. San Francisco: Harper San Francisco.. "The Nag Hammadi library consists of twelve books, plus eight leaves removed from a thirteenth book in late antiquity and tucked inside the front cover of the sixth. These eight leaves comprise a complete text, an independent treatise taken out of a book of collected essays". (p. 10).
"nag-hammadi.com". Archived from the original on 2007-04-08.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Egypt's anxious Copts 'await next catastrophe'" (25 January 2010) BBC News
- ^ "Egypt church attack kills Copts". BBC News. 2010-01-07.
