Thebes
Thebes, known to the ancient Egyptians as Waset, was an ancient Egyptian city located along the Nile about 800 kilometers south of the Mediterranean. Its ruins lie within the modern Egyptian city of Luxor.
- Archaeological site
- …lies at an elevation of 78 metres (256 feet)
- Description: ancient Egyptian city
- Also known as“Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis”“Neyout”“Niwt”“Thēbai”“Thebes, Egypt”“Waset”
Places of Interest Nearby
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Avenue of Sphinxes
Avenue of Sphinxes or The King's Festivities Road…
3½ km west of Thebes
Botanical Gardens of Thutmose III
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3 km northwest of Thebes
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Bank and Luxor.
New Al Qarnh City
New Al Qarnh City is a village.
7 km northwest of Thebes
Thebes
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Latitude
25.7° or 25° 42′ north
Longitude
32.68333° or 32° 41′ east
Open location code
7GQJPM2M+28
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Thebes” goes by many names.
ThebeAfrikaans
Thebe, EgipteAfrikaans
TebaAlbanian
ጤቤስAmharic
DiospolisAncient Greek (to 1453)
ThēbaiAncient Greek (to 1453)
ΔιοσπολιςAncient Greek (to 1453)
ΘῆβαιAncient Greek (to 1453)
طيبةArabic
طيبهArabic
نيوتArabic
ԹեբեArmenian
TebesAsturian
TebenAzerbaijani
TebasBasque
Горад ФівыBelarusian
ТэбыBelarusian
ФівыBelarusian
Фівы (Егіпет)Belarusian
থিবস, মিশরBengali
TebaBosnian
TebaBreton
TebasBreton
ThebaiBreton
ТиваBulgarian
သီးဘီးစ်မြို့ ၊ အီဂျစ်နိုင်ငံBurmese
TebesCatalan
WasetCatalan
ThebesCebuano
底比斯Chinese
拉美西乌姆Chinese
TebaCroatian
ThébyCzech
VasetCzech
VésetCzech
ThebenDanish
ThebaïsDutch
ThebeDutch
niwtEgyptian (Ancient)
niwt-imnEgyptian (Ancient)
niwt-rstEgyptian (Ancient)
WasetEgyptian (Ancient)
طيبةEgyptian Arabic
طيبهEgyptian Arabic
نيوتEgyptian Arabic
TeboEsperanto
TebojEsperanto
VesetoEsperanto
Sajaväravane TeebaEstonian
TeebaEstonian
TeebaFinnish
TeebeFinnish
ThebaFinnish
TebasGalician
Tebas, ExiptoGalician
ThēbaiGalician
WasetGalician
თებეGeorgian
ΘήβαιGreek
Θήβαι ΑιγύπτουGreek
ΘήβεςGreek
ΝιούτGreek
ΟυασέτGreek
Tí-pí-sṳ̂Hakka Chinese
Thebes, EgyptHausa
nōˀ ˀāmônHebrew
נא אמוןHebrew
תבאיHebrew
थेबेHindi
प्राचीन थेब्सHindi
ThébaHungarian
ÞebaIcelandic
ThebesIndonesian
Thebes, MesirIndonesian
An TéibhIrish
Diospolis MagnaItalian
TebeItalian
Tebe d’EgittoItalian
テーベJapanese
古代都市テーベとその墓地遺跡Japanese
FïvıKazakh
ФивыKazakh
فىيۆىKazakh
테베Korean
TêbesKurdish
Diospolis MagnaLatin
ThebaeLatin
TēbasLatvian
TėbaiLithuanian
VasetLithuanian
Pe-AmunLow German
ThebenLow German
UasetLow German
WesetLow German
ТебаMacedonian
थेबेस, इजिप्टMaithili
TebayMalagasy
Tebay (Ejipta)Malagasy
ThebesMalay
Thebes, MesirMalay
തീബ്സ്Malayalam
TebeMaltese
Tebe (Eġittu)Maltese
थेबेसNepali
थेबेस, इजिप्टNepali
TebenNorwegian
ThebenNorwegian
ThebenNorwegian Bokmål
OasetOccitan (post 1500)
TèbasOccitan (post 1500)
تبایPersian
تبسPersian
شهر تبPersian
طیبهPersian
TebyPolish
TebaRomanian
Teba, EgiptRomanian
ThebaRomanian
ВасетRussian
Некрополь ФивRussian
УасетRussian
ФивыRussian
Фивы ЕгипетскиеRussian
Фивы, город в ЕгиптеRussian
Фивы, Египет | Но | Но-АмонRussian
TebaSerbian
ТебаSerbian
TebaSerbo-Croatian
TébySlovak
VasetSlovak
VesetSlovak
WasetSlovak
WésetSlovak
TebeSlovenian
Tebe, EgiptSlovenian
ThebesSwahili
TebeSwedish
ThebeSwedish
Thebe i EgyptenSwedish
ThebesTagalog
தீபைTamil
தீப்ஸ்Tamil
Фивлар борынгы каласыTatar
ทีบส์Thai
ธีบส์Thai
TebTurkish
ThēbaiTurkish
WasetTurkish
УасетUkrainian
ФівиUkrainian
طيبہUrdu
طیبہ، مصرUrdu
FivaUzbek
ThebesVietnamese
Thebes, Ai CậpVietnamese
ThebesWaray (Philippines)
Thebes, EhiptoWaray (Philippines)
ThebesWelsh
Thebes, Yr AifftWelsh
底比斯（埃及）Wu Chinese
底比斯Yue Chinese
底比斯 (埃及)Yue Chinese
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