Dra’ Abu el-Naga
The necropolis of Draʻ Abu el-Naga is located on the West Bank of the Nile at Thebes, Egypt, just by the entrance of the dry bay that leads up to Deir el-Bahari and north of the necropolis of el-Assasif. The necropolis is located near the Valley of the Kings.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cemetery
- Description: village and archaeological site of Draʿ Abu el-Naga, Luxor West Bank, Egypt
- Also known as: “Dra‘ Abu el-Naga” and “Nagaa el-Deir”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Valley of the Kings and Deir el-Bahri.
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.
Deir el-Bahri
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Deir el-Bahari or Dayr al-Bahri is a complex of mortuary temples and tombs located on the west bank of the Nile, opposite the city of Luxor, Egypt. This is a part of the Theban Necropolis. Deir el-Bahri is situated 1¼ km west of Dra’ Abu el-Naga.
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.
Dra’ Abu el-Naga
- Categories: village, Ancient Egyptian necropolis, and burial
- Location: Qena Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Dra’ Abu el-Naga” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ذراع أبو النجا”
- Basque: “Dra Abu el-Naga”
- Belarusian: “Дра Абу эль-Нага”
- Catalan: “Necròpolis de Dra-Abu al-Naga”
- Czech: “Dra Abú el-Naga”
- Dutch: “Dra‘ Abu el-Naga’”
- Dutch: “Dra’ Abu el-Naga’”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ذراع ابو النجا”
- French: “Dra Abou el-Naga”
- French: “Dra Aboul el-Naga”
- German: “Dra Abu el-Naga”
- German: “Drāʿ Abū en-Nagā”
- Hebrew: “ד’ראע אבו א-נגא”
- Indonesian: “Dra‘ Abu el-Naga’”
- Indonesian: “Dra’ Abu el-Naga’”
- Italian: “Dra Abu el-Naga”
- Japanese: “ドゥラ・アブル・ナガ”
- Persian: “ذراع ابوالنجا”
- Polish: “Dra Abu el-Naga”
- Russian: “Дра Абу эль-Нага”
- Russian: “Дра-Абу-эль-Нага”
- Slovenian: “Dra Abu el-Naga”
- Spanish: “Dra Abu el-Naga”
- Swedish: “Dra‘ Abu el-Naga”
- Ukrainian: “Дра Абу ель-Неґа”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Dra’ Abu el-Naga”. Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.