Theban Necropolis
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area in Egypt, west of the Nile near Thebes
Key facts
- Location
- Luxor , Luxor Governorate , Egypt
- Region
- Upper Egypt
- Type
- Necropolis
- Part of
- Thebes
- Official name
- Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis
- Criteria
- i, iii, vi
- Designated
- 1979 (3rd session )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Part of
- Thebes
- Country
- Egypt
- Located in
- New Valley Governorate
- Elevation
- 227
- Location
- Thebes
- Image
- SFEC AEH -ThebesNecropolis-2010-FULL-Overview-039.jpg
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- Commons category
- Theban Necropolis
- topic's main category
- Category:Theban Necropolis
- topic has template
- Template:Theban Necropolis Navigator
- start time
- 1550-00-00
- end time
- 1070-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Mortuary temples
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