El-Assasif

El-Assasif is a necropolis near on the West Bank at , . It is located in the dry bay that leads up to Deir el-Bahari and south of the necropolis of Dra' Abu el-Naga'.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: ancient necropolis in Egypt
  • Also known as: “Al ‘Asasif”, “Al ‘Asāsīf”, “al-Asāsīf”, “Al-Assasif”, “Assasif”, “El Asasif”, “El Asasif, Al Asasif”, “El Assasif”, “El-Asasif”, “Necròpolis d’Asasif”, and “Vall d’Asasif”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Valley of the Kings and Ramesseum.

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The is an archaeological…

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The is the memorial temple of Pharaoh Ramesses II.

Archaeological site
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The necropolis of is located on the west bank of the river Nile at .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Al Qarnh City and Luxor.

Village
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is a village.

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is a city in .

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The of is the central part of Luxor…

El-Assasif

Latitude
25.73333° or 25° 44′ north
Longitude
32.61667° or 32° 37′ east
Elevation
88 metres (289 feet)
Open location code
7GQJPJM8+8M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 768736220
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
361539
Wiki­data ID
Q286631
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“El-Assasif” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “العساسيف”
  • Catalan: “Asasif”
  • Chinese: “阿薩西夫墓群”
  • Dutch: “El-Assasif”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مقابر العساسيف”
  • French: “Al Asasif”
  • French: “El-Assasif”
  • German: “Al Asasif”
  • German: “Al-Asasif”
  • German: “ʿAsāsīf”
  • Greek: “Ελ-Ασασίφ”
  • Hebrew: “אל-עסאסיף”
  • Hindi: “अल-अससीफ”
  • Hungarian: “Al Asasif”
  • Indonesian: “El-Assasif”
  • Italian: “El-Assasif”
  • Polish: “El-Assasif”
  • Russian: “Аль-Ассасиф”
  • Russian: “Эль-Ассасиф”
  • Spanish: “Asasif”
  • Ukrainian: “Ель-Ассасіф”
  • Urdu: “عساسیف”

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