Hawd al Karnak al Gharbi
Hawd al Karnak al Gharbi is a locality in Luxor Governorate, Egypt. Hawd al Karnak al Gharbi is situated nearby to the suburb Luxor City, as well as near the neighborhood Al Fayrouz Housing.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Luxor Temple and Sidi Abou Al Hagag Al Aqsry Mosque.
Luxor Temple
Photo: Ad Meskens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Luxor Temple is a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the Nile River in the city today known as Luxor and was constructed approximately 1400 BCE.
Sidi Abou Al Hagag Al Aqsry Mosque
Mosque
The Mosque of Abu Haggag is a mosque in Luxor, Egypt. It contains the tomb of Sheikh Yusuf Abu al-Haggag, after whom the mosque is named. The mosque is integrated into the structure of Luxor Temple, an Ancient Egyptian centre of worship, making it one of the oldest continuously used temples in the world, dating back to the reign of Pharaoh Amenhotep III in the 14th century BC.
Avenue of Sphinxes
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Avenue of Sphinxes or The King's Festivities Road, also known as Rams Road is a 2.7 km long avenue which connects Karnak Temple with Luxor Temple having been uncovered in the ancient city of Thebes, with sphinxes and ram-headed statues lined up on both flanks. Avenue of Sphinxes is situated 3 km north of Hawd al Karnak al Gharbi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Bank and Luxor.
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.
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. It is among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.
El-Assasif
Village
Photo: RolandUnger, 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 7 km northwest of Hawd al Karnak al Gharbi.
Hawd al Karnak al Gharbi
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Ḩawḑ al Karnak al Gharbī, Hawd al Karnak al Gharbi”
- Category: wetland
- Location: Luxor Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
25.6828° or 25° 40′ 58″ northLongitude
32.6505° or 32° 39′ 2″ eastOpen location code
7GQJMMM2+45OpenStreetMap ID
node 768736421OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wetlandOpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Hawd al Karnak al Gharbi” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “حوض الكرنك الغربي”
- French: “Hawd al Karnak al Gharbi”
- German: “Hawd al Karnak al Gharbi”
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