Deir el-Bahari
Part of the Theban Necropolis in Luxor, Egypt / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Deir el-Bahari or Dayr al-Bahri (Arabic: الدير البحري, romanized: al-Dayr al-Baḥrī, lit. 'the Monastery of the North', Coptic: ⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲫⲟⲓⲃⲁⲙⲙⲱⲛ, lit. 'the monastery of Apa Phoibammon', Ancient Egyptian: djeser-djeseru)[1] is a complex of mortuary temples and tombs located on the west bank of the Nile, opposite the city of Luxor, Egypt. This is a part of the Theban Necropolis.
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Location | Luxor Governorate, Egypt |
Part of | Theban Necropolis |
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Criteria | Cultural: (i), (iii), (vi) |
Reference | 087-003 |
Inscription | 1979 (3rd Session) |
Coordinates | 25°44′15″N 32°36′27″E |
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The first monument built at the site was the mortuary temple of Mentuhotep II of the Eleventh Dynasty. It was constructed during the 21st century BC.
During the Eighteenth Dynasty, Amenhotep I and Hatshepsut also built extensively at the site.