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Location | Luxor, Luxor Governorate, Egypt |
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Region | Upper Egypt |
Coordinates | 25°44′N 32°36′E / 25.733°N 32.600°E |
Type | Necropolis |
Part of | Thebes |
Official name | Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis |
Type | Cultural |
Criteria | i, iii, vi |
Designated | 1979 (3rd session) |
Reference no. | 87 |
Region | Arab States |
The Theban Necropolis ( Arabic: مدينة طيبة الجنائزية, romanized: Madīnat Ṭaybah al-Janāʼizīyah) is a necropolis on the west bank of the Nile, opposite Thebes ( Luxor) in Upper Egypt. It was used for ritual burials for much of the Pharaonic period, especially during the New Kingdom. [1]