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  • 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.
    The site is one of the elements included in the UNESCO Tentative List for World Heritage designation, Kharga Oasis and the Small Southern Oases.
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    Qasr el-Ghuweita
    by Roland Unger, GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Qasr el-Ghuweita
    by Roland Unger, GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Qasr el-Ghuweita
    by Roland Unger, GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Elevation: 68 m

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    Qasr el-Ghuweita

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2015

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    Castles and Fortresses

    Location

    Egypt

    New Valley

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    3rd Century BC

    Ptolemaic

    Roman

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