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Qasr el-Ghuweita
Qasr el-Ghuweita
Qasr el-Ghuweita
Qasr el-Ghuweita is an ancient fortress located in Kharga oasis in Egypt. The fortress includes within its walls a well preserved sandstone temple dedicated to the Theban triad of Amun, Mut, and Khonsu.
Site Information
Country: Egypt
District: New Valley Governorate
Category: Castles and Fortresses
Site History: 3rd Century BC
Oldest Culture: Ptolemaic
Later Cultures: Roman
Site Features: Ptolemaic & Roman Monuments
UNESCO Tentative List
Part of: Kharga Oasis and the Small Southern Oases
Date of Submission: 2015
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