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For the ancient capital of Boeotia, see Thebes, Greece.Thebes (also known as Niut Ammon) was the capital of Egypt during the period of the Middle and New Kingdoms. Located on the banks of the Nile — with temples, palaces, and the city of the living on the east side, and the Theban Necropolis on the west — Thebes and its archaeological remains offers a striking testimony to Egyptian civilization at its height.
Thebes, of course, is a name derived from the Greek. The original Egyptian name was "Apit" or "Apet". Luxor and Karnak are the names of towns situated at or near the sites of two important temples which stood on the outskirts of the city.
1 East Bank
2 West Bank
- Valley of the Kings
- Valley of the Queens
- Medinet Habu (memorial temple of Ramses III)
- The Ramesseum (memorial temple of Ramses II)
- Deir al-Madinah (workers' village)
- Tombs of the Nobles
- Deir el-Bahri (temple of HatshepsutHatshepsut Maatkare (c. 1504 BC 1458 BC) was the fifth Pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt. She was the first woman to take the title of Pharaoh. Many people also regard her as the earliest known queen in history, but that honor belongs to Sobeknef, etc.)
- Malkata (palace of Amenophis III)
- Colossi of MemnonThe Colossi of Memnon (known to locals as el-Colossat or es-Salamat are two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III. For the past 3400 years they have stood in the Theban necropolis, across the River Nile from the modern city of Luxor. The twin sta (memorial temple of Amenophis III)
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Ancient EgyptAncient Egypt (also see Ancient Egyptian) was the civilization of the Nile Valley between about 3000 BC and the conquest of Egypt by Alexander the Great in 332 BC. As a civilization based on irrigation it is the quintessential example of an hydraulic empi
