Shoshenq I Court

Shoshenq I Court is an archaeological site in Qena Governorate, Egypt. Shoshenq I Court is situated nearby to the ruins Taharqa Kiosk, as well as near the monument Column of Taharqa.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Great Hypostyle Hall and Taharqa Kiosk.

Great Hypostyle Hall

Ruins

Great Hypostyle Hall

Photo: Argenberg, CC BY 4.0.

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.

Taharqa Kiosk

Ruins

Photo: Jorge Láscar, CC BY 2.0.

Taharqa Kiosk is a ruins.

Open-Air Museum

Museum

Open-Air 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 160 metres north of Shoshenq I Court.

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.

New Al Qarnh City

Village

New Al Qarnh City

Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.

New Al Qarnh City is a village, which is situated 3 km northwest of Shoshenq I Court.

Shoshenq I Court

Type: Archaeological site
Also known as: “Great Forecourt” and “Great Forecourt of Karnak”
Categories: forecourt, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Qena Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude

25.71888° or 25° 43′ 8″ north

Longitude

32.65721° or 32° 39′ 26″ east

Open location code

7GQJPM94+HV

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=courtyard

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to German—“Shoshenq I Court” goes by many names.

Arabic: “الفناء الكبير”
French: “cour de Sheshonq Ier”
German: “Erster Hof”

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Highlights include Column of Taharqa and Temple of Sethos II.

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