Medinet Habu is an archaeological locality situated near the foot of the Theban Hills on the West Bank of the River Nile opposite the modern city of Luxor, Egypt. Although other structures are located within the area and important discoveries have also been made at these sites, the location is today associated almost synonymously with the largest and best preserved site, the Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III.
Medinet Habu
Temple of Ramesses III
Great church in Medinet Habu before it was destroyed during the excavation
Quartzite statue of a Pharaoh excavated from the ruins of the Ay and Horemheb temple in the 1930s. Traces of previous cartouches on the statue confirm that the statue was originally of Tutankhamun, which the later pharaohs thought to repurpose.
Luxor is a city in Upper Egypt, which includes the site of the Ancient Egyptian city of Thebes. Luxor had a population of 1,333,309 in 2020, with an area of approximately 417 km2 (161 sq mi) and is the capital of the Luxor Governorate. It is among the oldest inhabited cities in the world.
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Image: Ramses II in Luxor Temple
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