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Topic: Esna


In the News (Wed 23 Dec 09)

  
  Al-Ahram Weekly | Features | A contemporary mess
Workers on the outskirts of Esna try to solve the sewerage problem; the streets of the city have become narrower due to the workers' overstay; many residents have emptied their sewage into the streets
This situation has evolved as a result of the fact that, like many villages and several districts in Egypt, Esna has no modern sewage; most houses have disposed of their sewage in septic tanks that were regularly cleared.
A forest will be created on the western side of Esna; it will not only provide timbre for construction and industry, but will also help protect the city from the sand storms often blowing in from the desert.
weekly.ahram.org.eg /2007/829/fe1.htm   (1504 words)

  
 Esna
Esna was increasingly important during Dynasty XVIII due to Egypt's developing relationship with the Sudan - there was a route established between Esna and Derr.
Today, Esna is a sleepy merchant and farming townon the west bank of the Nile with a considerable weaving industry and animal market.
The main attraction in Esna is the Temple of Khnum, which lies beneath the level of the modern town, in a pit.
www.charlesmiller.co.uk /fla/itinerary/esna.htm   (540 words)

  
 Temple of Esna, Esna Temple, Temple of Khenoum
Temple of Esna, Esna Temple, Temple of Khenoum
Esna is about 485 miles (776Km) south of Cairo and lies on the west bank of the Nile.
The Temple of Esna, which was buried beneath its own debris for many centuries, is located in the centre of the town, close to the River Nile and only a short walk from your boat, through the local market.
www.ask-aladdin.com /esna.html   (414 words)

  
 Esna dam construction - Italian Cooperation in Egypt
Its output is limited by the lack of cultivable land and water resources.
The old Esna dam was the principal source of irrigation supply for the Governorate of Qena, supplying water to 125,000 hectares of agricultural land.
Built in 1908 with the piers made of sandstone rubble masonry around a centre of hydraulic mortar and then repaired and reinforced in 1947, if has become obsolete and no longer has the necessary impounding capacity required for agricultural needs, nor is it able to efficiently manage the river traffic any longer.
www.utlcairo.org /english/progetti/progetti/esna_dam.html   (978 words)

  
 Esna, Egypt
In ancient times Esna, with the adjoining town of Enit or Yunit, was one of the most important places in Upper Egypt.
During the medieval period the town regained importance and a modest degree of prosperity as a caravan station and as a market for the agricultural produce of the area.
Esna is one of the main centers of the Coptic faith in Egypt.
www.planetware.com /egypt/esna-egy-qena-esna.htm   (192 words)

  
 ESNA - Eastern Star News Agency
ESNA has recieved this letter from Father Joeseph Tarzi in three languages: classic syriac, arabic and english.
With the background of the extent of this respond, ESNA made the letter been read on theese languages...
London, 21, Oct. 2007 (ESNA) - The director of the Assyrian centre of genocide studies, Seyfo Centre, called on Turks to put pressure on their government to recognize the Ottoman mass killing of around 2 million Assyrians/Syriacs, Armenians and Greek...
esna.se /eng   (895 words)

  
 ESNA, or ESNEH - Online Information article about ESNA, or ESNEH   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Esna, one of the healthiest towns in Egypt, is noted for its manufactures of pottery and its large See also:
The name Esna is from the Coptic Sne.
The so-called Esna barrage across the Nile (built 1906–1908) is 30 M. higher up stream at See also:
encyclopedia.jrank.org /EMS_EUD/ESNA_or_ESNEH.html   (418 words)

  
 Esna information - Search.com
The Egyptian city of Esna (known in antiquity as Iunyt, Ta-senet, and Latopolis) is located on the west bank of the River Nile, some 55 km south of Luxor.
The name "Latopolis" is honour of the Nile perch, Lates niloticus, which was abundant in these stretches of the river in ancient times.
The two main points of interest in Esna are its lively tourist-oriented souk, which fills a couple of streets leading inland from the corniche.
domainhelp.search.com /reference/Esna   (241 words)

  
 Temple of Khnum at Esna, Egypt
The modern Egyptian village of Esna, which was ancient Iunyt or Ta-senet (from which the Coptic Sne and Arabic Isna derive), was built in the area of ancient Latopolis and is the site of a major temple dedicated to the god Khnum.
The whole, remaining structure at Esna is extremely regular in design and symmetrical except for a small engaged chamber on the southern side of the entrance, perhaps serving as a robe room for priests.
In the courtyard in front of the temple there is a statue of the goddess Menheyet or Menhyt who was a little known lion-headed goddess named as the consort of Khnum at Esna.
www.touregypt.net /featurestories/templekhnum.htm   (870 words)

  
 EgyptSites - Esna Temple
The agricultural town of Esna is on the west bank of the Nile 55km south of Luxor.
Esna Temple would once have been built to a plan similar to the temples at Edfu and Dendera but all that now remains is the hypostyle hall which was built by the Roman Emperor Claudius who extended earlier buildings.
Currently this would mean travelling as part of the vehicle convoy accompanied by police for security reasons, and consequently fitting in with the times of the convoy for the outward and return journeys.
www.egyptsites.co.uk /upper/esna/esna.html   (700 words)

  
 Esna, Egypt - Temple of Khnum at Esna Egypt - Travel up the Nile to the Temple of Khnum the Creator God at Esna
The Temple of Khnum at Esna was built in Greco-Roman times by the Ptolemies.
The remains of the Temple of Esna sit in a deep hole that represents the 2000 year accumulation of debris from the local town.
The temple at Esna has been excavated out of the midst of the town.
www.kenseamedia.com /august/esna_site.htm   (606 words)

  
 Esna Technologies, Inc. Introduces Telephony Office-LinX(TM) Small Business Edition, a Robust Unified Communications ...   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Esna Technologies, Inc. a global leader in unified communications announced their new release of Telephony Office-LinX(TM) small business edition which offers the small/medium businesses a high-end unified communications to meet their feature and price requirements.
Founded in 1989, the mission of Esna Technologies, Inc. is to provide innovative communication solutions that integrate seamlessly and enhance the way businesses communicate.
Esna Technologies, Inc. markets and distributes their products through OEM and VAR partners in over 28 countries.
www.redorbit.com /news/display/?id=100271   (448 words)

  
 Esna Technologies, Inc. And Connection Software Launch Desktop SMS! - Technology - RedOrbit
Esna Technologies, Inc. -- a global leader in unified communication solutions for small to large enterprises, and Connection Software -- a leading global supplier of SMS services, have announced that they have signed an agreement to jointly develop and market Enterprise desktop based Short Message Service (SMS).
Esna Technologies introduces Desktop SMS -- a separate licensable module that allows users to send SMS messages from their desktop PCs.
Founded in 1989, Esna Technologies, Inc. is a global leader in the development, distribution and marketing of unified communication platforms.
www.redorbit.com /news/display?id=109523   (630 words)

  
 Esna - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Harvard Industries sells its ESNA operations in Pocahontas, Ark. to MacLean-Fogg.
Esna Technologies Releases an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) Scripting Tool for the Telephony OfficeLinX Messaging Platform.
At Esna, Egypt, passengers board a Nile cruise ship.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-X-Esna.html   (382 words)

  
 ESNA - about ESNA   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The East Sydney Neighbourhood Association Inc. (ESNA) is a community interest and action group incorporated under the Association Incorporation Act 1984.
It was formed in 1978 when a group of residents came together to protest land development out of keeping with the scale and form of the existing neighbourhood of mostly small, inner city residential terraces and local businesses.
ESNA has since grown to an organisation of 500 members who meet every month to discuss local land-use planning, local council services, and neighbourhood activities and interests.
members.tripod.com /esnaweb/about.html   (332 words)

  
 Esna, Egypt. Travel guide & tourist information by Hostelbookers.com
Small-town life and ancient stone are boldly juxtaposed at ESNA, where a huge pit in the centre of town exposes part of the Temple of Khnum.
Esna lies on the west bank of the Nile 54km south of Luxor and 155km north of Aswan.
Alas for the local economy, nowadays tourism largely bypasses Esna, as cruise boats merely pass through the locks and travellers on feluccas from Aswan disembark 30km short of the town to catch taxis directly to Luxor.
www.hostelbookers.com /guides/egypt/esna   (133 words)

  
 Nile Cruise to Esna - Nile Cruise Company of Egypt - Travcotels
Located 58 kilometres to the south of Luxor, Esna is a large village on the west bank of the Nile.
It was here that the cult of Khnum was celebrated, the ram-headed god who fashioned man from a potter's wheel.
The Temple of Esna is dedicated to this divinity.
www.travcotels.com /nile_cruise_to_esna.htm   (103 words)

  
 Egypt Land Tour Operator | Budget tour packages - felucca adventures, desert safaris, mountain trekking & Nile cruises.
Your guide for the day will pick you up in Luxor and transfer you to Esna which is located about 50 kilometers south of Luxor.
The town's Greek name was Latopolis and here fish (lattés) where thought to embody the goddess Neith, who was sacred to the area.
This, the ram God that was worshipped through out this area and who fashioned mankind from mud of the Nile on his potter's wheel.
www.min-travel.com /classical_city_tours/tour_esna_edfu.asp   (277 words)

  
 Images of Egypt
There is an important temple at Esna, dedicated to "Horus".
Esna is about 50 miles south of Luxor, on the Nile but on the opposite bank.
There is a dam in Esna, used to control the water in the Nile.
www.sln.org.uk /geography/images_of_egypt.htm   (571 words)

  
 Esna
It was dedicated to Khnum, the god who had created the entire world and made the first human beings using clay from the Nile.
If you arrange for going to Esna (which involves joining an organized trip or hiring a taxi for the return trip from Luxor or Aswan), people will tell you that there is nothing to see in Esna.
Although what remains of the temple is far less than the more famous temples in the region, what you see inside challenges the most beautiful anywhere in Egypt.
lexicorient.com /egypt/esna.htm   (144 words)

  
 east sydney neighbourhood association
August 2003: ESNA is one of fifteen key community groups from the new City of Sydney Council area that have agreed to work together to achieve a greater voice - news release
ESNA committee member, Coral Hoggett, wins a South Sydney Council Community Award for her work in tracking down dastardly garbage dumpers in East Sydney.
ESNA considers the Plan a ‘living’document and community comments are welcome at all times.
members.tripod.com /esnaweb   (423 words)

  
 ESNA
Also, the owner does not have to pay as high of a property tax as long as the building is not finished.
Almost all of the ancient temple complex at Esna is gone, buried under the large landfill that the modern town now sits on.
The hypostyle hall (similar to the one at Dendera) is its main survivor, occupying a pit from which it was excavated.
members.cox.net /ancient-sites/egypt/Esna.htm   (222 words)

  
 ESNA VoiceMail Initial Setup - MainResource.com
Setting up your ESNA voice mail box is pretty simple with just a few tips to start out with.
ESNA Office Linx Voice Mail Setup Tutorial - printable.
If you have found this article to be useful, and would you like to link to it from your site, please e-mail us, or get more information here and we'd be happy to oblige.
www.mainresource.com /ESNAMailboxSetup.htm   (411 words)

  
 Web Host Industry News | Esna Launches Domino Hosting Continuity
Esna says the increasing uncertainty in the telecommunications, ASP and MSP market, it is becoming critical that businesses be able to rely on the liquidity of their hosting provider.
The DHCS, says Esna, will offer clients the opportunity to move their hosted solutions from existing providers with a minimal amount of difficulty.
Esna says that many providers are struggling with finances, making id difficult for them to continue providing reliable ongoing service under increasing market pressure.
www.thewhir.com /marketwatch/esn080102.cfm   (312 words)

  
 ESNA TECHNOLOGIES Simply the best way to communicate!
Esna Technologies launches Partnership with cellTrust corporation for unified emergency broadcast messaging
TORONTO, Canada — November 7, 2007 — Esna Technologies Inc., a global leader in unified communication solutions, today announced that it will utilize the CellTrust SMS Gateway and CellTrust’s CampusReact offering for SMS broadcasting services and emergency alerting as part of its Unified Communications offering.
According to the agreement, CellTrust will manage all of Esna’s SMS messaging to ensure instant and global delivery within minutes.
www.esnatech.com   (251 words)

  
 ICMI - Esna Telephony Office-Linx   (Site not responding. Last check: )
It's the interchangeability of message types that's useful, and one of the ways Esna's office takes advantage of it is when sending a voicemail message to a large group of employees and dealers: obviously employees are on the same voicemail system, but what about the dealers?
Esna deals in service fees and desktop licenses (which can be applied to individuals or entire groups or departments), so it's best to contact them for pricing information, as we're running out of room here.
One last note: the Office-LinX server is pre-configured for your switch choice, and loaded with pcAnywhere and a 56Kmodem as well as network card, so you can remotely log in over IP or dialup for maintenance.
www.callcentermagazine.com /article/TCM20000516S0011   (1792 words)

  
 Esna and Edfu
Mamie told me there was usually a long queue of boats waiting to go through, but this time ours was the only one, all because of the sad events of November.
The Temple of Khnum at Esna is a Ptolemaic temple, meaning that it was built during the latest period of Ancient Egypt, when the country was heavily Romanized.
Sadly, the rest of the ancient city that stood here is buried under the present village of Esna.
www.cedarseed.com /pearl/myegypt3.html   (1317 words)

  
 Esna
We rest for a while to the lazy street sounds of Esna, which in a magical way reflects the Egypt we've met and learned to love.
By a sound resembling that of a tape recorder filled with molasses, the five o'clock prayer is called out.
At Esna repetition is a virtue and a pattern of life.
www.arvendalstudios.com /egypt/html/nile3.htm   (161 words)

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