Deir el-Medina
Deir el-Medina, or Dayr al-Madīnah, is an ancient Egyptian workmen's village which was home to the artisans who worked on the tombs in the Valley of the Kings during the 18th to 20th Dynasties of the New Kingdom of Egypt.
- Archaeological site
- …lies at an elevation of 109 metres (358 feet)
- Description: ancient Egyptian village in the Valley of the Kings
- Also known as“Set Maat”“Valley of the Artisans”
Places of Interest Nearby
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TT359 Inherkha
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Places in the Area
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El-Assasif
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New Al Qarnh City
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3½ km east of Deir el-Medina
Deir el-Medina
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Latitude
25.72807° or 25° 43′ 41″ north
Longitude
32.60136° or 32° 36′ 5″ east
Open location code
7GQJPJH2+6G
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Deir el-Medina” goes by many names.
دير المدينةArabic
Deir el-MedinaAsturian
Deir el-MedinaBasque
Дэйр эль-МедынаBelarusian
Дейр ел-МединаBulgarian
Dayr al-MadīnaCatalan
Deir al-MadinahCatalan
Deir al-MedinahCatalan
Deir el-MedinaCatalan
Necròpolis de Deir al-MadinahCatalan
Necròpolis deir al MadinahCatalan
Deir el-MedinaCebuano
代爾麥地那Chinese
德尔麦地那Chinese
德爾麥地那Chinese
Dér el-MedínaCzech
Deir el-MedinaDanish
Deir el-MedinaDutch
Deir el-MedinehDutch
Vallei der ambachtsliedenDutch
دير المدينةEgyptian Arabic
دير المدينهEgyptian Arabic
Deir el-MedinaEsperanto
Deir el-MedinaFinnish
Deir el-MedinaGalician
Deir el-MedinaGreek
Ντέιρ ελ-ΜεντίναGreek
דיר אל-מדינהHebrew
देइर अल-मदीनाHindi
Dejr el-MedinaHungarian
Szet MaatHungarian
Dayr al-MadinahIndonesian
Deir el-MedinaIndonesian
Deir el-MedinaItalian
Luogo della VeritàItalian
Valle degli ArtigianiItalian
デール・エル・メディーナJapanese
デイル・エル・メディーナJapanese
デイル・エル＝メディナJapanese
Deir el-MedinaLatin
Deir el MedinaLithuanian
Deir-el-MedinehNorwegian
Deir al-MadinahNorwegian Bokmål
Deir el-MedinaNorwegian Bokmål
Deir-el-MedinehNorwegian Bokmål
Deir el-MedinaPolish
Дейр эль-МединаRussian
Дейр-эль-МединэRussian
Сет-МаатRussian
Деир ел МединаSerbian
Deir el-MedinaSlovenian
Dolina obrtnikovSlovenian
Deir al-MadinahSwedish
Deir el MedinaSwedish
Deir-el-MedinehSwedish
தேர் அல்-மதினாTamil
Set MaatTurkish
Дейр-ель-МедінаUkrainian
دیر مدینہUrdu
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