Masjid Abū al Jūd
Masjid Abū al Jūd is a mosque in Luxor Governorate, Egypt. Masjid Abū al Jūd is situated nearby to Avenue of Sphinxes, as well as near the village El-Assasif.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Avenue of Sphinxes and Luxor Temple.
Avenue of Sphinxes
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Avenue of Sphinxes or The King's Festivities Road, also known as Rams Road is a 2.7 km long avenue which connects Karnak Temple with Luxor Temple having been uncovered in the ancient city of Thebes, with sphinxes and ram-headed statues lined up on both flanks. Avenue of Sphinxes is situated 280 metres northwest of Masjid Abū al Jūd.
Luxor Temple
Photo: Ad Meskens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Luxor Temple is a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the Nile River in the city today known as Luxor and was constructed approximately 1400 BCE. Luxor Temple is situated 1½ km southwest of Masjid Abū al Jūd.
Temple of Khonsu
Temple
Photo: Francesco Gasparetti, CC BY 2.0.
The Temple of Khonsu is an ancient Egyptian temple. It is located within the large Precinct of Amun-Re at Karnak, in Luxor, Egypt. The edifice is an example of an almost complete New Kingdom temple, and was originally constructed by Ramesses III on the site of an earlier temple. Temple of Khonsu is situated 1¼ km northeast of Masjid Abū al Jūd.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Luxor and East Bank.
Luxor
Photo: Blalonde, Public domain.
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.
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'. El-Assasif is situated 4½ km northwest of Masjid Abū al Jūd.
Masjid Abū al Jūd
- Type: Mosque
- Also known as: “Masjid Abu al Jud”
- Category: religion
- Location: Luxor Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
25.70674° or 25° 42′ 24″ northLongitude
32.65065° or 32° 39′ 2″ eastElevation
84 metres (276 feet)Open location code
7GQJPM42+M7GeoNames ID
9076242
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In Other Languages
“Masjid Abū al Jūd” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مسجد أبو الجود”
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