Ramesseum

The Ramesseum is the memorial temple of Pharaoh Ramesses II. It is located in the in , on the west of the River Nile, across from the modern city of .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: memorial temple of Ramesses II
  • Also known as: “Ramisiyum”, “Ramisiyūm”, and “Tomb of Osymandyas”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Valley of the Kings and Colossi of Memnon.

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The is an archaeological locality in the hills immediately behind the of . As such, it is one of the most remarkable archaeological destinations in the world - the burial place of most of the pharaohs of Egypt of the New Kingdom.

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The are two large stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III, which stand at the front of the ruined , the largest temple in the . is situated 1 km south of Ramesseum.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 140 metres northeast of Ramesseum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include El-Assasif and New Al Qarnh City.

Village
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is a necropolis near on the West Bank at , . It is located in the dry bay that leads up to and south of the necropolis of Dra' Abu el-Naga'.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Ramesseum.

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is a city in . It had a population of 284,952 in 2023, with an area of 43.0 km2 and is the capital of the . Nicknamed the City of a Hundred Gates or the City of the Sun, formerly known as , It was one of the capitals of Ancient Egypt.

Ramesseum

Latitude
25.72794° or 25° 43′ 41″ north
Longitude
32.61019° or 32° 36′ 37″ east
Elevation
85 metres (279 feet)
Open location code
7GQJPJH6+53
Open­Street­Map ID
way 89828305
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
350295
Wiki­data ID
Q311581
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“Ramesseum” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Ramesseum”
  • Arabic: “رمسسيوم”
  • Arabic: “رمسيوم”
  • Arabic: “معبد الرامسيوم”
  • Arabic: “معبد الرمسيوم”
  • Arabic: “معبدالرامسيوم”
  • Basque: “Ramesseum”
  • Belarusian: “Рамесеум”
  • Belarusian: “Рамэсэвум”
  • Bulgarian: “Рамесеум”
  • Catalan: “Ramesseum”
  • Catalan: “Temple de Ramsès II”
  • Catalan: “Temple mortuori de Ramsès II”
  • Cebuano: “Ramesseum”
  • Chinese: “拉美西姆”
  • Chinese: “拉美西斯二世神殿”
  • Czech: “Ramesseum”
  • Danish: “Ramesseum”
  • Dutch: “Ramesseum”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد الرامسيوم”
  • Finnish: “Ramesseum”
  • French: “Ramesseum”
  • French: “Ramesséum”
  • French: “Temple des millions d’années de Ramsès II”
  • Galician: “Ramesseum”
  • German: “Ramesseum”
  • Greek: “Ραμέσσειο”
  • Greek: “Ραμσείο”
  • Hebrew: “רעמסאום”
  • Hungarian: “Ramesseum (II. Ramzesz templom)”
  • Hungarian: “Ramesszeum”
  • Indonesian: “Ramesseum”
  • Italian: “Ramesseo”
  • Italian: “Ramesseum”
  • Japanese: “ラムセウム”
  • Japanese: “ラメシアム”
  • Japanese: “ラメセウム”
  • Kashmiri: “رَمیٚسِم”
  • Lithuanian: “Ramezėjus”
  • Persian: “معبد رامسیوم”
  • Polish: “Ramesseum - Świątynia Ramzesa II”
  • Polish: “Ramesseum”
  • Polish: “Ramzesseum”
  • Portuguese: “Ramesseum”
  • Russian: “Рамессеум”
  • Serbian: “Рамесеум”
  • Slovenian: “Ramesseum”
  • Spanish: “Rameseo”
  • Spanish: “Rameseum”
  • Spanish: “Ramesseum”
  • Swedish: “Ramesseum”
  • Tamil: “ராமேசியம்”
  • Turkish: “Ramesseum”
  • Ukrainian: “Рамессеум”
  • Urdu: “معبد رامسیوم”
  • Vietnamese: “Ramesseum”

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