Crater de las Ostracas

Crater de las Ostracas is a ruins in Qena Governorate, Egypt. Crater de las Ostracas 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. Dayr al-Madīnah is situated 200 metres southwest of Crater de las Ostracas.

Temple Of Hathor

Temple

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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 southern Egypt. It 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, It was one of the capitals of Ancient Egypt.