Sheikh Abd el-Qurna
The necropolis of Sheikh Abd el-Qurna is located on the West Bank at Thebes in Upper Egypt. It is part of the archaeological area of Deir el-Bahari, and named after the domed tomb of the local saint.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tomb
- Description: village in Egypt
- Also known as: “Sheikh Abdel Qurna”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Valley of the Kings and Memnon Statue.
Valley of the Kings
The Valley of the Kings is an Egyptian archaeological locality in the hills immediately behind the West Bank of Luxor. 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.
Memnon Statue
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The Colossi of Memnon are two large stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III, which stand at the front of the ruined Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III, the largest temple in the Theban Necropolis. Memnon Statue is situated 1 km southeast of Sheikh Abd el-Qurna.
Ramesseum
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The Ramesseum is the memorial temple of Pharaoh Ramesses II. It is located in the Theban Necropolis in Upper Egypt, on the west of the River Nile, across from the modern city of Luxor. Ramesseum is situated 1 km northeast of Sheikh Abd el-Qurna.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El-Assasif and Luxor.
El-Assasif
Village
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El-Assasif is a necropolis near Luxor on the West Bank at Thebes, Egypt, Upper Egypt. It is located in the dry bay that leads up to Deir el-Bahari and south of the necropolis of Dra' Abu el-Naga'.
Luxor
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Luxor is a city in Upper Egypt. Luxor had a population of 284,952 in 2023, with an area of 43.0 km2 and is the capital of the Luxor Governorate. Nicknamed the City of a Hundred Gates or the City of the Sun, formerly known as Thebes.
East Bank
Photo: Belmahdy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The East Bank of Luxor is the central part of Luxor township, centred on the twin foci of the Temple of Luxor and the Temple of Karnak.
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna
- Categories: village, archaeological site, and burial
- Location: Qena Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Sheikh Abd el-Qurna” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “شيخ عبد القرنة”
- Arabic: “شيخ عبدالقرنة”
- Catalan: “Sheikh Abd al-Gurnah”
- Dutch: “Sheikh Abd el-Qurna”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبانة الشيخ عبد القرنه”
- French: “Cheikh Abd el-Gournah”
- German: “al-Qurna”
- German: “asch-Schaich Abd al-Qurna”
- German: “el-Gurna”
- German: “el-Qurna”
- German: “Scheich Abd el-Qurna”
- German: “Scheich ʿAbd el-Qurna”
- Greek: “Σεΐχ Αμπντ ελ-Κούρνα”
- Hebrew: “שייח‘ עבד אל-קורנה”
- Hindi: “शेख अब्द अल-कुरना”
- Hungarian: “Sejh Abd el-Kurna”
- Indonesian: “Sheikh Abd el-Qurna”
- Italian: “Sheikh Abd el-Gurna”
- Italian: “Sheikh Abd el-Qurna”
- Russian: “Шейх Абд эль-Курна”
- Russian: “Шейх-Абд-эль-Курна”
- Spanish: “Sheij Abd el-Qurna”
- Standard Arabic: “شيخ عبدالقرنة”
- Ukrainian: “Шейх Абд ель-Курна”
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