Theban Necropolis
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 Aerial view of the Theban Necropolis | |
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| Location | Luxor, Luxor Governorate, Egypt |
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| Region | Upper Egypt |
| Coordinates | 25°44′N 32°36′E / 25.733°N 32.600°E |
| Type | Necropolis |
| Part of | Thebes |
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The Theban Necropolis (
Arabic: مدينة طيبة الجنائزية, romanized: Madīnat Ṭaybah al-Janāʼizīyah) is a necropolis on the west bank of the Nile, opposite Thebes (Luxor) in Upper Egypt. It was used for ritual burials for much of the Pharaonic period, especially during the New Kingdom.[1]
Mortuary temples
- Deir el-Bahri
- Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut
- Mortuary temple of Mentuhotep II
- Mortuary temple of Thutmose III
- Medinet Habu
- Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III
- Mortuary Temple of Merneptah
- Mortuary Temple of Ramesses IV
- Mortuary Temple of Thutmose IV
- Mortuary Temple of Thutmose III
- Mortuary Temple of Twosret
- Temple of Nebwenenef
- Qurna
- Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep II
- Ramesseum (Mortuary Temple of Ramesses II)
Royal Necropolis
- Valley of the Kings (Modern: "Wadi el-Muluk")
- Valley of the Queens (Modern: "Biban el-Harim")
- Royal Cache
- Bab el-Gasus
Necropolis
- Deir el-Medina
- Tombs of the Nobles
- el-Assasif
- el-Khokha
- el-Tarif
- Dra' Abu el-Naga'
- Qurnet Murai
- Sheikh Abd el-Qurna
See also
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for West Bank - Luxor.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Theban Necropolis.
References
- JSTOR 4350785.
External links
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