- Theban Necropolis
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Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis * UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Theban NecropolisCountry Egypt Type Cultural Criteria i, iii, vi Reference 87 Region ** Arab States Inscription history Inscription 1979 (3rd Session) * Name as inscribed on World Heritage List
** Region as classified by UNESCOThe Theban Necropolis is an area of the west bank of the Nile, opposite Thebes in Egypt. It was used for ritual burials for much of Pharaonic times, especially in the New Kingdom of Egypt.
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Mortuary Temples
See also: Temples of a Million years- Deir el-Bahri
- Medinet Habu
- Mortuary Temple & 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
See also
Theban Necropolis Temple sites Royal Necropolis Other Burials Other Categories:- Ancient Egypt stubs
- Theban Necropolis
- Archaeological sites in Egypt
- Open air museums in Egypt
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