Nag Hammadi

Nag Hammadi نجع حمادي
City
Aluminium Stadium in Nag Hammadi
Nag Hammadi Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 26°03′N 32°15′E / 26.050°N 32.250°E / 26.050; 32.250
Country	Egypt
Governorate	Qena
Area
• Total	103.9 sq mi (269.2 km2)
Population  (2023)
• Total	660,690 [1]
• Urban	61,737
• Rural	598,953
Time zone	UTC+2 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3

Nag Hammadi (/ˌnɑːɡ həˈmɑːdi/ NAHG hə-MAH-dee; Arabic: نجع حمادى Nagʿ Ḥammādī) is a city and markaz in Upper Egypt. It is located on the west bank of the Nile in the Qena Governorate, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) north-west of Luxor. The city had a population of close to 61,737 as of 2023^[update].