Al Qurna
Al Qurna is a village in Luxor Governorate, Egypt. Al Qurna is situated nearby to Al Baairat Village, as well as near the village El-Assasif.Places of Interest
Highlights include West Bank and Medinet Habu.
West Bank
Photo: MatthiasKabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The West Bank of Luxor in Egypt is also the gateway to the amazing Valley of the Kings, and a string of pharaonic mortuary temples vies with the richly-decorated Tombs of the Nobles and the workmen's village, Deir el-Medineh, for the visitors’ attention.
Medinet Habu
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Memnon Statue
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The Colossi of Memnon are two large stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III, which stand at the front of the ruined Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III, the largest temple in the Theban Necropolis.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El-Assasif and Luxor.
El-Assasif
Village
Photo: Merlin UK, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 2½ km northeast of Al Qurna.
Luxor
Photo: Blalonde, Public domain.
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.
East Bank
Photo: Belmahdy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The East Bank of Luxor is the central part of Luxor township, centred on the twin foci of the Temple of Luxor and the Temple of Karnak.
Al Qurna
- Type: Village
- Also known as: “El Qûrna, Al Qurna”
- Category: locality
- Location: Luxor Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
25.71667° or 25° 43′ northLongitude
32.6° or 32° 36′ eastOpen location code
7GQJPH8X+MXOpenStreetMap ID
node 768736216OpenStreetMap feature
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