North Africa
Egypt
Qena Governorate

Mortuary Temple of Seti I

The Mortuary Temple of Seti I is the memorial temple of the New Kingdom Pharaoh Seti I. It is located in the in , across the River Nile from the modern city of . The edifice is situated near the town of Qurna.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: building in Qurna, Theban Necropolis in Upper Egypt, across the River Nile from the modern city of Luxor (Thebes)
  • Also known as: “Funerary Temple of Seti I”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dra’ Abu el-Naga and Ramesseum.

Archaeological site
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 . is situated 1 km northwest of Mortuary Temple of Seti I.

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The is the memorial temple of Pharaoh Ramesses II. It is located in the in , on the west of the River Nile, across from the modern city of . is situated 2 km west of Mortuary Temple of Seti I.

Archaeological site
Photo: Hotepibre, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Tomb is located in El-Khokha, part of the , on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to . It is the burial place of the ancient Egyptian official, Puimre. is situated 1½ km west of Mortuary Temple of Seti I.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include El-Assasif and Luxor.

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'.

Photo: Blalonde, Public domain.
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 .

Photo: Belmahdy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The of is the central part of Luxor township, centred on the twin foci of the Temple of Luxor and the Temple of Karnak.

Mortuary Temple of Seti I

Latitude
25.73244° or 25° 43′ 57″ north
Longitude
32.62855° or 32° 37′ 43″ east
Elevation
77 metres (253 feet)
Open location code
7GQJPJJH+XC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 89828325
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
12358497
Wiki­data ID
Q375642
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Urdu—“Mortuary Temple of Seti I” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Dodetempel van Seti I”
  • Arabic: “المعبد الجنائزي لسيتي الأول”
  • Catalan: “temple de Seti I”
  • Catalan: “Temple de Seti I”
  • Czech: “Chrám Sethiho I.”
  • Dutch: “Tempel van Seti I (Koerna)”
  • Dutch: “Tempel van Seti I”
  • French: “temple des millions d’années de Séthi Ier”
  • French: “Temple des millions d’années de Séthi Ier”
  • German: “Totentempel des Sethos I.”
  • German: “Totentempel Sethos’ I.”
  • Greek: “Ταφικός ναός του Σέτι Α‘”
  • Greek: “Ταφικός ναός του Σέτι Α’”
  • Hausa: “Haikalin gawawwaki na Seti I”
  • Hebrew: “מקדש המתים של סתי הראשון”
  • Hindi: “सेती का मंदिर”
  • Hungarian: “I. Széthi halotti temploma”
  • Italian: “tempio funerario di Seti I”
  • Italian: “Tempio funerario di Seti I”
  • Japanese: “セティ1世の葬祭殿”
  • Japanese: “セティ1世葬祭殿”
  • Korean: “세티 1세의 장제전”
  • Malay: “Kuil Mayat Seti I”
  • Polish: “Świątynia Grobowa Seti I”
  • Portuguese: “Templo mortuário de Seti I”
  • Russian: “Поминальный храм Сети I”
  • Spanish: “templo de millones de años de Seti I”
  • Spanish: “Templo de millones de años de Seti I”
  • Spanish: “templo de Qasr al-Rubaiq”
  • Spanish: “templo de Seti I”
  • Ukrainian: “Поминальний храм Сеті I”
  • Urdu: “معبد جنائزی سیتی اول”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Mortuary Temple of Seti I”. Photo: Zanaq, CC BY-SA 3.0.