Photo: “Great Hypostyle Hall, Karnak Temple, Luxor, LG, EGY (48009557818)”, Warren LeMay · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized for the web.
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EGYPT · 2000 BC
Karnak Temple Complex
الكرنك
Egypt was ruled from Thebes, the city of Amon, through the Middle and New Kingdoms. The temples and palaces of Karnak and Luxor, with the royal tombs in the Valleys of the Kings and of the Queens, show Egyptian civilisation at its peak.
- Original name
- الكرنك
- Country
- Egypt
- Period
- 2000 BC
- Civilisation
- Egyptian
- UNESCO
- On the World Heritage List
- Location
- 25.7189° N, 32.6572° E Open in OpenStreetMap Open in Apple Maps
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Areas of the site
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Karnak Temple Complex
Dedicated to Amon and built over some two thousand years, this temple complex became the largest sanctuary in Egypt.
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Luxor Temple
Joined to Karnak by an avenue of sphinxes, Luxor Temple is one of the great temples of ancient Thebes.
A QUESTION FROM THE ROAD
Thebes, where Karnak stands, was the city of which god?
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