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Deir el-Medina
Deir el-Medina
by Olaf Tausch, GFDL or CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Deir el-Medina
Deir el-Medina is an ancient Egyptian village which was home to the artisans who worked on the tombs in the Valley of the Kings during the 18th to 20th dynasties of the New Kingdom period.
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Country: Egypt
District: New Valley Governorate
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: Second Millennium BC
Oldest Culture: Ancient Egyptians
Later Cultures: Ancient Egyptians
Site Features: Ancient Egyptian Monuments
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Elevation: 103 m
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