Kom el-‘Abd

Kom el-‘Abd is an archaeological site in Luxor Governorate, Egypt. Kom el-‘Abd is situated nearby to the village El-Assasif.

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 1½ km east of Kom el-‘Abd.

Tomb ANB

Tomb

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 1 km northeast of Kom el-‘Abd.

Malqata

Archaeological site

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Malkata, is the site of an Ancient Egyptian palace complex built during the New Kingdom, by the 18th Dynasty pharaoh Amenhotep III. It is located on the West Bank of the Nile at Thebes, Upper Egypt, in the desert to the south of Medinet Habu. Malqata is situated 4 km northeast of Kom el-‘Abd.

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 7 km northeast of Kom el-‘Abd.

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.