Esna is the second major city in
Qena
Governorate after Qena City located about 55km away from
Luxor
and about 700km from
Cairo
. The name , Esna is mainly derived from the old word Latopolis (which means 'in honor of the Nile perch') . To reach Esna , one can easily use the railroad and enjoy the view of the attractively appealing countryside interrupted from time to time by the archeological sites and the artificial irrigation channels . Additionally , some visitors of Esna prefer traveling by Nile cruises which terminate their journey there and turn back after crossing the barrage . Essna can be also reached by air through Luxor International Airport , and Cairo International Airport . Worth admiration in Esna are the
Temple of Khnum
and the beautiful buildings from the Islamic Era as well as colonial-styled houses from the nineteen century .
Esna is one of the popular tourist attractions in Qena because it encompasses a full scale of entertainment places and shopping centers . Esna Market is a major commercial center in the governorate that flanks the way to Temple of
Khnum
and encloses various types of goods in spite of containing a small insisting vendors . Esna has always been a strategic stop
for the camel caravan routes between the Sudan and Cairo and a strategic cross of the routes to oases in the Western Desert . The main economic resources for the city are tourism , trade , and textile industry . An additionally source of income for Esna comes from the administrative services that it provides for cultivators .
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