Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut

The mortuary temple of Hatshepsut was built during the reign of Pharaoh Hatshepsut of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Located opposite the city of , it is considered to be a masterpiece of ancient architecture.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: temple in Luxor, Egypt
  • Also known as: “Djeser-Djeseru”, “mortuary temple of Hatshepsut”, and “Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Valley of the Kings and Deir el-Bahri.

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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.

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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 .

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The is the memorial temple of Pharaoh Ramesses II. It is located in the in , on the west of the River Nile, across from the modern city of . is situated 1¼ km south of Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include El-Assasif and Luxor.

Village
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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'.

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is a city in . It 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 , It was one of the capitals of Ancient Egypt.

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

Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut

Latitude
25.73785° or 25° 44′ 16″ north
Longitude
32.60747° or 32° 36′ 27″ east
Open location code
7GQJPJQ4+4X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1079542368
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q660692
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Urdu—“Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Dodetempel van Hatsjepsoet”
  • Albanian: “Tempulli i Hatshepsutit”
  • Albanian: “Tempulli mortor i Hatshepsutit”
  • Arabic: “معبد حتشبسوت”
  • Arabic: “معبدحتشبسوت”
  • Armenian: “Հաչեփսութ թագուհու տաճարային համալիր”
  • Bulgarian: “Заупокоен храм на Хатшепсут”
  • Catalan: “Temple de Hatxepsut”
  • Chinese: “哈特谢普苏特神庙”
  • Czech: “Džeser-Džeseru”
  • Dutch: “Tempel van Hatsjepsoet”
  • French: “temple funéraire d’Hatchepsout”
  • French: “Temple funéraire d’Hatchepsout”
  • Galician: “Templo mortuorio de Hatshepsut”
  • German: “Hatschepsut-Tempel”
  • German: “Totentempel der Hatschepsut”
  • Hebrew: “מקדש המתים של חתשפסות”
  • Italian: “Tempio funerario di Hatshepsut”
  • Japanese: “ハトシェプスト女王葬祭殿”
  • Korean: “하트셉수트의 장제전”
  • Persian: “معبد حتشپسوت”
  • Polish: “Świątynia Hatszepsut”
  • Portuguese: “Templo mortuário de Hatshepsut”
  • Russian: “Заупокойный храм Хатшепсут в Дейр эль-Бахри”
  • Russian: “Заупокойный храм Хатшепсут в Дейр-эль-Бахри”
  • Sinhala: “හට්ෂෙප්සුට් මතකාගාර දේවස්ථානය”
  • Slovak: “Zádušný chrám kráľovnej Hatšepsut”
  • Slovenian: “Tempelj kraljice Hačepsut”
  • Spanish: “Templo funerario de Hatshepsut”
  • Turkish: “Hatşepsut Tapınağı”
  • Ukrainian: “Заупокійний храм Хатшепсут”
  • Urdu: “معبد حتشپسوت (اقصر)”
  • Urdu: “معبد حتشپسوت”

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