Palace of Amenhotep 3

Palace of Amenhotep 3 is an archaeological site in Qena Governorate, Egypt. Palace of Amenhotep 3 is situated nearby to the archaeological site Malqata, as well as near the church Dayr al Muharib / Saint Tawdros.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Malqata and Medinet Habu.

Malqata

Archaeological site

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Malkata, is the site of an Ancient Egyptian palace complex built during the New Kingdom, by the 18th Dynasty pharaoh Amenhotep III. It is located on the West Bank of the Nile at Thebes, Upper Egypt, in the desert to the south of Medinet Habu. Malqata is situated 130 metres east of Palace of Amenhotep 3.

Medinet Habu

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Medinet Habu is an archaeological locality situated near the foot of the Theban Hills on the West Bank of the River Nile opposite the modern city of Luxor, Egypt. Medinet Habu is situated 1 km northeast of Palace of Amenhotep 3.

Valley of the Queens

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The Valley of the Queens is a site in Egypt, in which queens, princes, princesses, and other high-ranking officials were buried from roughly 1560 BC to 1130 BC. Valley of the Queens is situated 1½ km north of Palace of Amenhotep 3.

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'. El-Assasif is situated 3 km northeast of Palace of Amenhotep 3.

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.