Eastern cemetery (Deir el-Medina)

Eastern cemetery (Deir el-Medina) is an archaeological site in Qena Governorate, Egypt. Eastern cemetery (Deir el-Medina) is situated nearby to Temple Of Hathor, as well as near Dayr al-Madīnah.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Valley of the Kings and Dayr al-Madīnah.

Valley of the Kings

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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.

Dayr al-Madīnah

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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.

Temple Of Hathor

Temple

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include El-Assasif and New Al Qarnh City.

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'.

New Al Qarnh City

Village

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New Al Qarnh City is a village, which is situated 3½ km east of Eastern cemetery (Deir el-Medina).

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.

Eastern cemetery (Deir el-Medina)

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Qena Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude

25.72839° or 25° 43′ 42″ north

Longitude

32.60213° or 32° 36′ 8″ east

Elevation

193 metres (633 feet)

Open location code

7GQJPJH2+9V

GeoNames ID

12541568

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