Taharqa Kiosk
Taharqa Kiosk is a ruins in Qena Governorate, Egypt. Taharqa Kiosk is situated nearby to the archaeological site Shoshenq I Court, as well as near the monument Column of Taharqa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Jorge Láscar, CC BY 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Great Hypostyle Hall and White Chapel of Senusret (Sesostris) I.
Great Hypostyle Hall
Ruins
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.
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 160 metres north of Taharqa Kiosk.
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. It is among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.
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 4½ km west of Taharqa Kiosk.
Taharqa Kiosk
- Type: Ruins
- Also known as: “Kiosk of Taharqa”, “Pavilion of Taharqa”, and “Taharqo Kiosk”
- Categories: building and historic site
- Location: Qena Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
25.7189° or 25° 43′ 8″ northLongitude
32.65721° or 32° 39′ 26″ eastOpen location code
7GQJPM94+HVOpenStreetMap ID
way 325552673OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q124888169
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to French—“Taharqa Kiosk” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جوسق تهرقا”
- French: “Kiosque de Taharqa”
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Highlights include Shoshenq I Court and Column of Taharqa.
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