Temple of Merneptah

The Mortuary Temple of Merneptah is an Ancient Egyptian temple located in the , on the west bank of the Nile, near the modern village of Kurna, opposite the city of .
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: Archaeological site in Egypt, at the Luxor West bank
  • Also known as: “Mortuary Temple of Merenptah”, “Mortuary Temple of Merneptah”, and “Temple Merenptah”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Valley of the Kings and Ramesseum.

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The is an archaeological locality in the hills immediately behind the of . As such, it is one of the most remarkable archaeological destinations in the world - the burial place of most of the pharaohs of Egypt of the New Kingdom.

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The is the memorial temple of Pharaoh Ramesses II. It is located in the in , on the west of the River Nile, across from the modern city of . is situated 480 metres northeast of Temple of Merneptah.

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The are two large stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III, which stand at the front of the ruined , the largest temple in the . is situated 630 metres southeast of Temple of Merneptah.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include El-Assasif and New Al Qarnh City.

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'.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 3 km northeast of Temple of Merneptah.

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is a city in . 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 .

Temple of Merneptah

Latitude
25.725° or 25° 43′ 30″ north
Longitude
32.60661° or 32° 36′ 24″ east
Open location code
7GQJPJG4+2J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 89828347
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q2065935
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Temple of Merneptah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “معبد مرنبتاح الجنائزي”
  • Arabic: “معبد مرنبتاح”
  • Arabic: “معبدمرنبتاح الجنائزي”
  • Catalan: “Temple de Merenptah”
  • Catalan: “Temple de Merneptah”
  • Dutch: “Dodentempel van Merenptah”
  • Dutch: “Dodentempel van Merneptah”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد مرنبتاح الجنائزى”
  • French: “temple funéraire de Mérenptah”
  • French: “Temple funéraire de Mérenptah”
  • French: “Temple mortuaire de Merenptah”
  • German: “Totentempel des Merenptah”
  • Hungarian: “Merneptah templom”
  • Polish: “Świątynia Meremptaha”
  • Urdu: “معبد مرنبتاح جنائزی”
  • “Mortuary Temple of Merenptah”

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