Ilwat al Shaykh Abd al Qurnah

Ilwat al Shaykh Abd al Qurnah is a locality in , . Ilwat al Shaykh Abd al Qurnah is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens.

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The is an archaeological locality in the hills immediately behind the of . 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.

The is a site in , in which queens, princes, princesses, and other high-ranking officials were buried from roughly 1560 BC to 1130 BC.

Deir el-Bahari or Dayr al-Bahri is a complex of mortuary temples and tombs located on the west bank of the Nile, opposite the city of , Egypt. This is a part of the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include El-Assasif and Luxor.

Village
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 .

The of is the central part of Luxor township, centred on the twin foci of the Temple of Luxor and the Temple of Karnak.

Ilwat al Shaykh Abd al Qurnah

Latitude
25.73197° or 25° 43′ 55″ north
Longitude
32.59613° or 32° 35′ 46″ east
Open location code
7GQJPHJW+QF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 768736217
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
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