Avenue of Sphinxes

Avenue of Sphinxes or The King's Festivities Road, also known as Rams Road, is a 2.7 km long avenue which connects Karnak Temple with having been uncovered in the ancient city of Thebes, with sphinxes and ram-headed statues lined up on both flanks.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: archaeological site in Luxor, Egypt
  • Also known as: “Luxor dromos”, “Rams Road”, “The King’s Festivities Road”, and “جادة الفينيق”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Luxor Temple and Temple of Khonsu.

Photo: Ad Meskens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the Nile River in the city today known as and was constructed approximately 1400 BCE. is situated 1¼ km southwest of Avenue of Sphinxes.

Temple
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The is an ancient Egyptian temple. It is located within the large at Karnak, in , . The edifice is an example of an almost complete New Kingdom temple, and was originally constructed by Ramesses III on the site of an earlier temple. is situated 1¼ km northeast of Avenue of Sphinxes.

Mosque
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The Abu Haggag Mosque is a in , in the of . The mosque contains the tomb of Sheikh Yusuf Abu al-Haggag, after whom the mosque is named. is situated 1¼ km southwest of Avenue of Sphinxes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Luxor and East Bank.

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is a city in . It had a population of 284,952 in 2023, with an area of 43.0 km2 and is the capital of the . Nicknamed the City of a Hundred Gates or the City of the Sun, formerly known as , It was one of the capitals of Ancient Egypt.

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The of is the central part of Luxor township, centred on the twin foci of the Temple of Luxor and the Temple of Karnak.

Village
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is a necropolis near on the West Bank at , . It is located in the dry bay that leads up to and south of the necropolis of Dra' Abu el-Naga'. is situated 4 km northwest of Avenue of Sphinxes.

Avenue of Sphinxes

Latitude
25.70837° or 25° 42′ 30″ north
Longitude
32.64855° or 32° 38′ 55″ east
Open location code
7GQJPJ5X+8C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 384948047
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highway=­pedestrian
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q6811142
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Avenue of Sphinxes” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “طريق أبو الهول”
  • Arabic: “طريق الكباش”
  • Catalan: “Avinguda de les Esfinxs de Luxor”
  • Chinese: “獅身人面大道”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “طريق الكباش”
  • French: “allée des Sphinx”
  • French: “Allée des sphinx”
  • Galician: “Avenida das Esfinxes”
  • German: “Sphingenallee in Luxor”
  • German: “Sphinx-Allee”
  • Greek: “Λεωφόρος των Σφιγγών”
  • Indonesian: “Jalan Sphinx”
  • Italian: “Strada degli arieti”
  • Italian: “Strada delle festività del Re”
  • Italian: “Strada delle sfingi”
  • Italian: “Viale delle sfingi”
  • Polish: “Aleja Sfinksów”
  • Portuguese: “Avenida das Esfinges”
  • Spanish: “Avenida de las esfinges”

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