Karnak Visitor Center
Karnak Visitor Center is a building in Luxor Governorate, Egypt. Karnak Visitor Center is situated nearby to Karnak Temple Square, as well as near El Salam Mosque.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Building
- Description: building in Egypt
- Also known as: “Visitors Center”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include White Chapel of Senusret (Sesostris) I and Temple of Khonsu.
White Chapel of Senusret (Sesostris) I
Religious building
The White Chapel of pharaoh Senusret I, also referred to as the Jubilee Chapel of Senusret I, was built during the Middle Kingdom of Egypt. During the New Kingdom it was demolished and used as filler for the Third Pylon of the temple of Karnak, Precinct of Amun-Re. White Chapel of Senusret (Sesostris) I is situated 420 metres east of Karnak Visitor Center.
Temple of Khonsu
Temple
Photo: Francesco Gasparetti, CC BY 2.0.
The Temple of Khonsu is an ancient Egyptian temple. It is located within the large Precinct of Amun-Re at Karnak, in Luxor, Egypt. The edifice is an example of an almost complete New Kingdom temple, and was originally constructed by Ramesses III on the site of an earlier temple. Temple of Khonsu is situated 450 metres southeast of Karnak Visitor Center.
Open-Air Museum
Museum
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Karnak Open Air Museum is an archaeological museum in Luxor, Egypt. It is located in the northwestern corner of the Precinct of Amon-Re at the Karnak complex. Open-Air Museum is situated 450 metres east of Karnak Visitor Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Luxor and East Bank.
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. 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.
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 west of Karnak Visitor Center.
Karnak Visitor Center
- Category: visitor center
- Location: Luxor Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
25.71989° or 25° 43′ 12″ northLongitude
32.65304° or 32° 39′ 11″ eastOpen location code
7GQJPM93+X6OpenStreetMap ID
way 118155668OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q17166590
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Karnak Visitor Center” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مركز الزوار بالكرنك”
- German: “Besucherzentrum Karnak”
- German: “Besucherzentrum”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Karnak Temple Square and El Salam Mosque.
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