- ► Ancient gilded coffin is returned to Egypt
- ► 1000 years old royal tomb found in north China
- ► Largest ancient ruins of distillery discovered in China
- ► Stunning ancient skull discovered in Ethiopia
- ► Mural from 3800 years ago unearthed in Peru
- ► Ancient Egyptian yeasts used to bake modern bread
- ► Urartian burial site unearthed in eastern Turkey
- ► Early Homo Sapiens remains found in Greek cave
- ► Industrial structures discovered in Cyprus
- ► Drought uncovers ancient palace in Iraq
Tuna el-Gebel
Roland Unger, GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Tuna el-Gebel
Tuna el-Gebel was the necropolis of Khmun (Hermopolis Magna). It is located in Al Minya Governorate in Middle Egypt.
Site Information
Country: Egypt
District: Minya Governorate
Category: Tombs and Necropolises
Site History: Second Millennium BC
Oldest Culture: Ancient Egyptians
Later Cultures: Ptolemaic
Site Features: Ancient Egyptian & Ptolemaic Monuments
UNESCO Tentative List
Part of: Necropolises of Middle Egypt, from the Middle Empire to the Roman period
Date of Submission: 2003
Exact Location
Loading...
Weather In Site
- Humidity: %
- Wind:
Powered by: OpenWeatherMap
Egypt Map
by amCharts