Temple of Merneptah
The Mortuary Temple of Merneptah is an Ancient Egyptian temple located in the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, near the modern village of Kurna, opposite the city of Luxor.Photo: Pufacz, Public domain.
- 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.
Valley of the Kings
The Valley of the Kings is an Egyptian archaeological locality in the hills immediately behind the West Bank of Luxor. 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.
Ramesseum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ramesseum is the memorial temple of Pharaoh Ramesses II. It is located in the Theban Necropolis in Upper Egypt, on the west of the River Nile, across from the modern city of Luxor. Ramesseum is situated 480 metres northeast of Temple of Merneptah.
Memnon Statue
Photo: MusikAnimal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 630 metres southeast of Temple of Merneptah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El-Assasif and Luxor.
El-Assasif
Village
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: Blalonde, Public domain.
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.
East Bank
Photo: Belmahdy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The East Bank of Luxor is the central part of Luxor township, centred on the twin foci of the Temple of Luxor and the Temple of Karnak.
Temple of Merneptah
- Categories: house of millions of years, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Qena Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
25.725° or 25° 43′ 30″ northLongitude
32.60661° or 32° 36′ 24″ eastOpen location code
7GQJPJG4+2JOpenStreetMap ID
way 89828347OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata 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”
Notable Places Nearby
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