Nag Hammadi (Arabic:نجع حمادى, IPA:[ˈnæɡʕe ħæmˈmæːdi]) is a city in Upper Egypt. Nag Hammadi was known as Chenoboskion (Greek:Χηνοβόσκιον) in classical antiquity, meaning "geese grazing grounds". It is located on the west bank of the Nile in the Qena Governorate, about 80 kilometres north-west of Luxor.