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Qena Experience |
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The Process of Sustainable Development in Qena |
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An overview |
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Over the past four years, Qena. a governorate located in Upper Egypt, witnessed a surge in all fields of sustainable development, specifically since the end of 1999. Development efforts were mainly implemented through the Governorate's residents, and were based on their effective participation and contribution. The results of the unprecedented sustainable development efforts attracted the attention of a great number of national, regional and international organizations, who became keen on studying and analyzing Qena experience and its uniqueness. However, despite the many articles written about Qena, the multiple interviews by its Governor, in which he explained the main aspects of the development experience, and the many rewards obtained by the Governor and the Governorate, and which emphasized interesting elements of what is happening in Qena, there hasn't been a complete documentation of the whole story, with its different dimensions, in order to provide those interested with an overall objective perspective. Accordingly, main objectives for this website is analyzing the sustainable development efforts in Qena governorate, and presenting an objective overview of the process. The overall purpose is the eventual contribution towards the creation of the much sought after knowledge society in Egypt, through disseminating information about cases of success, and thus helping others benefit from the experience, and if possible derive the main lessons learnt that could be replicated elsewhere. |
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The Governor Brigadier General/ Magdy Ayoub |
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Location of Qena |
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Qena is located in the South of Egypt, within the Upper Egypt region. It is bordered by Sohag Governorate northwards, Aswan Governorate southwards, the New Valley Governorate on the west and the Red Sea governorate from the east. The governorate's capital, Qena city, is located approximately 600 km south of Cairo. |
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Area and Population |
The Administrative Structure |
Most Significant Tourist Attractions |
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Qena governorate extends over an area of 10,798 Km square, but only 1,740 km square are inhabited. The governorate extends over the length of 240 Km east the River Nile and over a similar 240 Km to its west. In 2004 the governorate population was estimated by 2 million and 800 thousand persons; 900 thousand of whom reside in urban areas while the rest live in rural areas |
Qena is one of the Arab Republic of Egypt's 26 governorates, established under Law no. 124 of 1960 dividing the Republic into governorates. It is subdivided into smaller local units: centers, towns, districts and villages. Each of them represents a separate legal entity. The governor is considered the representative of the executive authority and supervises the implementation of the state's general policy. The local units are responsible for establishing and managing all public utilities within their jurisdiction. The governorate is divided into eleven centers; which are (north to south) Abo Tesht. Farshot. Nagaa Hamadi, Deshna, Elwakf, Qena, Qeft, Qoos, Nakada, Armant and Esna. The number of employees at the governorate Head Office, local unit offices and services administration offices is estimated by 118 thousand persons.
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The governorate has a number of attractions whether Pharonic, like Dandra Temple. Esna Temple and Shanhour Temple in Quos; Islamic, like the Mosque of AI-Aref BeAllah Sidi Abd AI-Rehim Al-Qenai, and Al-Omari Mosque in Quos; or Coptic, like Saint Mar Girgis Monastery in Arment. Moreover, El Dabayba region in Isna has some very important geological formations, that are renowned on a worldwide scale, because of their contribution to the unraveling of some of the ambiguities of life on planet earth 50 to 60 million years ago.
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