Luxor
Temple of Hatshepsut
معبد حتشبسوت
The queen's terraced temple at Deir el-Bahari, with reliefs of the Punt expedition.
The mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari rises in three colonnaded terraces against the cliffs of Luxor's west bank. Designed in the fifteenth century BC, its reliefs record events of her reign, including the expedition to the land of Punt.
Part of the UNESCO World Heritage property “Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis”
Highlights
- The three terraces against the cliffs
- The Punt expedition reliefs
- The chapels of Hathor and Anubis
Good to know
- The site is exposed to the sun; visit early.
Ways to experience it:Historical & archaeological
- Suggested visit
- Half day
- Coordinates
- 25.7381°N, 32.6069°E (approximate)
- Status
- Editorial draft · unverified
- Sources
- UNESCO World Heritage List — Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis
- Wikidata — Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut (Q660692)
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