Great Hypostyle Hall

The Great Hypostyle Hall is located within the Karnak Temple Complex, in the Precinct of Amon-Re. It is one of the most visited monuments of Ancient Egypt.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Obelisk of Hatshepsut and Obelisk of Tuthmosis I.

Obelisk
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Obelisk
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Archaeological site
Photo: حسني بن بارك, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Luxor and East Bank.

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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.

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'. is situated 4½ km west of Great Hypostyle Hall.

Great Hypostyle Hall

Latitude
25.71858° or 25° 43′ 7″ north
Longitude
32.65792° or 32° 39′ 29″ east
Open location code
7GQJPM95+C5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 115784218
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q3775633
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Great Hypostyle Hall” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “صالة الأعمدة الكبرى”
  • Arabic: “قاعة الأعمدة الكبرى”
  • Asturian: “Gran Sala Hipóstila”
  • Bulgarian: “Голяма хипостилна зала”
  • Dutch: “Great Hypostyle Hall”
  • French: “Grande salle hypostyle”
  • French: “Salle hypostyle”
  • Indonesian: “Balai Hipostilium Agung”
  • Italian: “Grande sala ipostila”
  • Japanese: “大列柱室”
  • Malay: “Dewan Hipostil Besar”
  • Polish: “Sala hypostylowa”
  • Portuguese: “Grande Salão Hipostilo”
  • Russian: “Большой гипостильный зал”
  • Spanish: “gran sala hipóstila”
  • Spanish: “Gran Sala Hipóstila”
  • Ukrainian: “Велика гіпостильна зала”
  • Urdu: “عظیم ستونوں والا ہال”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Amenhotep III Court and Column of Taharqa.

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