Dra’ Abu el-Naga

The necropolis of Draʻ Abu el-Naga is located on the West Bank of the Nile at , just by the entrance of the dry bay that leads up to and north of the necropolis of . The necropolis is located near the .
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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.

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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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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 , Egypt. This is a part of the . is situated 1¼ km west of Dra’ Abu el-Naga.

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.

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is a city in . 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 .

Dra’ Abu el-Naga

Latitude
25.73528° or 25° 44′ 7″ north
Longitude
32.62056° or 32° 37′ 14″ east
Elevation
91 metres (299 feet)
Open location code
7GQJPJPC+46
Geo­Names ID
8449937
Wiki­data ID
Q676508
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“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”
  • Thai: “ดะรอ อะบู อันนะญา”
  • Ukrainian: “Дра Абу ель-Неґа”
  • Urdu: “ذراع ابو نجا”

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