- Deir el-Bahri
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Deir el-Bahri
Deir el-Bahari is a complex of mortuary temples and tombs located on the west bank of the Nile, opposite the city of Luxor, Egypt. This is a part of the Theban Necropolis. The first monument built at the site was the mortuary temple of Mentuhotep II of the Eleventh dynasty. It was constructed during the 15th century BC. During the Eighteenth dynasty, Amenhotep I and Hatshepsut also built extensively at the site.
The site is one of the elements that make up the UNESCO World Heritage site, Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis.by Hedwig Storch, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia CommonsElevation: 123 m
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World Heritage Site
Date of Inscription
1979
Second Millennium BC
Ancient Egyptians
Ancient Egyptians
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