Naqadah is a town located in the Qena Governorate of Egypt. It is situated on the west bank of the Nile River, approximately 20 kilometers north of the city of Luxor.
The administrative area includes the villages of Tukh, Khatara, Danfiq, and Zawayda. According to census data from 1960, Naqadah was one of the most sparsely populated areas in the region with a population of roughly 3,000 inhabitants.
Historically, the population consisted primarily of Christians who preserved elements of the Coptic language until the 1930s.