Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III
The Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III, also known as Kom el-Hettân, was built by the main architect Amenhotep, son of Hapu, for Pharaoh Amenhotep III during the 18th dynasty of the New Kingdom.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include West Bank and Memnon Statue.
West Bank
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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.
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. Memnon Statue is situated 220 metres southeast of Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III.
Ramesseum
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The Ramesseum is the memorial temple of Pharaoh Ramesses II. It is located in the Theban Necropolis in Upper Egypt, on the west of the River Nile, across from the modern city of Luxor. Ramesseum is situated 730 metres north of Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El-Assasif and Luxor.
El-Assasif
Village
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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'.
Luxor
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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. Nicknamed the City of a Hundred Gates or the City of the Sun, formerly known as Thebes.
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.
Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: temple of Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III
- Categories: house of millions of years, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Luxor Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
25.72154° or 25° 43′ 18″ northLongitude
32.60856° or 32° 36′ 31″ eastOpen location code
7GQJPJC5+JCOpenStreetMap ID
way 115780908OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q1058753
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Urdu—“Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Dodetempel van Amenhotep III”
- Arabic: “المعبد الجنائزي لأمنحتب الثالث”
- Arabic: “المعبدالجنائزي لأمنحتب الثالث”
- Catalan: “temple d’Amenhotep III”
- Catalan: “Temple d’Amenhotep III”
- Catalan: “Temple d’Amenofis III”
- Chinese: “祭庙”
- Chinese: “祭廟”
- Chinese: “阿蒙霍特普三世之庙”
- Chinese: “阿蒙霍特普三世之廟”
- Dutch: “Dodentempel van Amenhotep III”
- Egyptian Arabic: “المعبد الجنائزى لامنحتب التالت”
- French: “Kom el-Hettan”
- French: “Kôm el-Hettan”
- French: “Temple des millions d’annees d’Amenhotep III”
- French: “temple des millions d’années d’Amenhotep III”
- French: “Temple des millions d’années d’Amenhotep III”
- German: “Tempel des Amenophis III.”
- German: “Totentempel Amenophis’ III.”
- Hausa: “Gidan gawawwaki na Amenhotep III”
- Hebrew: “מקדש המתים של אמנחותפ השלישי”
- Hungarian: “III. Amenhotep halotti temploma”
- Italian: “Kom el-Hettan”
- Italian: “tempio funerario di Amenhotep III”
- Italian: “tempio funerario di Amenofi III”
- Italian: “Tempio funerario di Amenofi III”
- Japanese: “アメンヘテプ3世の葬祭殿”
- Polish: “Świątynia Amenhotepa III”
- Portuguese: “Templo Mortuário de Amenófis III”
- Russian: “Поминальный храм Аменхотепа III”
- Spanish: “Kom el-Hettan”
- Spanish: “Templo funerario de Amenhotep III”
- Spanish: “Templo funerario de Amenofis III”
- Spanish: “Templo Funerario de Amenofis III”
- Spanish: “Templo mortuorio de Amenhotep III”
- Spanish: “Templo mortuorio de Amenofis III”
- Ukrainian: “Поминальний храм Аменхотепа III”
- Urdu: “معبد جنائزی آمون حوتپ سوم”
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