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NAG HAMMADI |
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At
NAG HAMMADI
(pronounced "Naja Ham
maadi
"), 40km south of El-Balyana, the Nile sweeps into the "
Qena Bend
", and the main road and train tracks transfer from the west bank to the other side of the river. Nag Hammadi itself is an important agricultural centre with a large cement factory, otherwise only known for its past association with the Gnostic Gospels. Travellers should beware that, after dark, road traffic to the east bank may be suspended for security reasons; it's hard to know whether this is due to the conflict in Middle Egypt as a whole, or the traditional state of lawlessness in Dishna, across the river.
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