Birket Habu
Birket Habu is an archaeological site in Luxor Governorate, Egypt. Birket Habu is situated nearby to the village El-Assasif.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include West Bank and Malkata.
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.
Malkata
Archaeological site
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Malkata is situated 1¼ km north of Birket Habu.
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 1½ km north of Birket Habu.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El-Assasif and Luxor.
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 4 km northeast of Birket Habu.
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.
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.
Birket Habu
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Luxor Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
25.70531° or 25° 42′ 19″ northLongitude
32.59461° or 32° 35′ 41″ eastOpen location code
7GQJPH4V+4ROpenStreetMap ID
node 9786687070OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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