Theban Necropolis
The Theban Necropolis 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.
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Location | Luxor, Luxor Governorate, Egypt |
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Region | Upper Egypt |
Coordinates | 25°44′N 32°36′E |
Type | Necropolis |
Part of | Thebes |
Official name | Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis |
Type | Cultural |
Criteria | i, iii, vi |
Designated | 1979 (3rd session) |
Reference no. | 87 |
Region | Arab States |

Map of Theban Necropolis
Mortuary temples
- Deir el-Bahri
- Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut
- Mortuary temple of Mentuhotep II
- Mortuary temple of Thutmose III
- Medinet Habu
- Mortuary temple and palace of Ramesses III
- Mortuary Temple of Ay & Horemheb
- 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")
Necropolis
- Deir el-Medina
- Workmen's Tombs
- Shrine to Meretseger & Ptah
- Tombs of the Nobles
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See also
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for West Bank - Luxor. |
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Theban Necropolis. |
- Beautiful festival of the valley
- List of Theban Tombs
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