Kom el-Samak

Kom el-Samak is a ruins in New Valley Governorate, Egypt. Kom el-Samak is situated nearby to the ruins Deir el-Shelwit, as well as near Tomb ANB.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Deir el-Shelwit and Tomb ANB.

Deir el-Shelwit

Ruins

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Deir el-Shelwit is an Egyptian temple built during the Greco-Roman period. Dedicated to Isis, a major goddess in the Egyptian religion, the temple stands on the west bank of the Nile at the city of Luxor, roughly 1 km from Malkata and about 4 km south of Medinet Habu. Deir el-Shelwit is situated 290 metres south of Kom el-Samak.

Tomb ANB

Tomb

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Tomb ANB is a sepulchre located in the west of the necropolis of Dra' Abu el-Naga', near Thebes, Egypt. It may well have been intended as the burial place of the 18th Dynasty Pharaoh Amenhotep I and his mother Ahmose-Nefertari. Tomb ANB is situated 780 metres west of Kom el-Samak.

Birket Habu

Archaeological site

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Birket Habu is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 km northeast of Kom el-Samak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include El-Assasif and Luxor.

El-Assasif

Village

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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 5 km northeast of Kom el-Samak.

Luxor

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Luxor is a city in southern Egypt. It 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, It was one of the capitals of Ancient Egypt.