Medinet Habu

Medinet Habu is a residential area in Luxor Governorate, Egypt. Medinet Habu is situated nearby to the museum Madinet Habu, as well as near the archaeological site Qasr el-Agoûz.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include West Bank and Medinet Habu.

West Bank

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The West Bank of Luxor in Egypt is also the gateway to the amazing Valley of the Kings, and a string of pharaonic mortuary temples vies with the richly-decorated Tombs of the Nobles and the workmen's village, Deir el-Medineh, for the visitors’ attention.

Medinet Habu

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Medinet Habu is an archaeological locality situated near the foot of the Theban Hills on the West Bank of the River Nile opposite the modern city of Luxor, Egypt. Medinet Habu is situated 250 metres northwest of Medinet Habu.

Memnon Statue

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The Colossi of Memnon are two large stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III, which stand at the front of the ruined Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III, the largest temple in the Theban Necropolis. Memnon Statue is situated 1 km east of Medinet Habu.

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'.

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.