North Africa
Egypt
Qena Governorate

Bubastite Portal

The Bubastite Portal gate is located in Karnak, within the temple complex, between the temple of Ramesses III and the second pylon.
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: inscribed gate in the Karnak Temple Complex
  • Also known as: “Bubastis Portal”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Great Hypostyle Hall and Cachette Courtyard.

Ruins
Photo: Argenberg, CC BY 4.0.
The is located within the Karnak Temple Complex, in the Precinct of Amon-Re. It is one of the most visited monuments of Ancient Egypt.

Archaeological site
Photo: Jorge Láscar, CC BY 2.0.
is an archaeological site.

Temple
Photo: Francesco Gasparetti, CC BY 2.0.
The is an ancient Egyptian temple. It is located within the large at Karnak, in , . 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. is situated 220 metres southwest of Bubastite Portal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Luxor and East Bank.

Photo: Blalonde, Public domain.
is a city in . had a population of 284,952 in 2023, with an area of 43.0 km2 and is the capital of the . It is among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.

Photo: Belmahdy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Bubastite Portal.

Bubastite Portal

Latitude
25.71833° or 25° 43′ 6″ north
Longitude
32.65728° or 32° 39′ 26″ east
Open location code
7GQJPM94+8W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1263526787
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q4982146
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Spanish—“Bubastite Portal” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Бубастиска порта”
  • Catalan: “Porta Bubàstida”
  • French: “porte sud des bubastites”
  • French: “Pylône bubastite”
  • Hebrew: “כתובת הניצחון בכרנכ”
  • Hebrew: “שער בובסטיס”
  • Indonesian: “Gerbang Bubastis”
  • Japanese: “ブバスティス門”
  • Spanish: “Puerta bubástida”

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Highlights include Ramses III and Temple Barque Chapel of Ramesses III.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Bubastite Portal”. Photo: Oltau, CC BY 3.0.