west bank of the Nile
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The west bank of the Nile is the historically significant side of the river in Egypt traditionally associated with temples, tombs, and necropolises of the ancient civilization.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural landscape
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSignificance | rich concentration of tombs and temples ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
burial practices ⓘ funerary architecture ⓘ |
| climate | arid ⓘ |
| connectedTo | east bank of the Nile by bridges and ferries near Luxor ⓘ |
| contains |
Colossi of Memnon
ⓘ
Deir el-Bahri ⓘ
surface form:
Deir el-Bahari
Theban Necropolis ⓘ
surface form:
Deir el-Medina
Medinet Habu ⓘ Ramesseum ⓘ Theban Necropolis ⓘ Tombs of the Nobles ⓘ Valley of the Kings ⓘ Valley of the Queens ⓘ mortuary temple of Hatshepsut ⓘ mortuary temple of Ramesses III ⓘ Temple of Seti I ⓘ
surface form:
mortuary temple of Seti I
various workers’ villages such as Deir el-Medina ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | east bank of the Nile ⓘ |
| hasLandscape |
desert escarpments
ⓘ
limestone cliffs ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | contains multiple UNESCO World Heritage Sites ⓘ |
| influencedBy | annual Nile flood (historically) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
necropolises
ⓘ
temples ⓘ tombs ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Egypt ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Nile ⓘ |
| near | Luxor ⓘ |
| partOf | Upper Egypt ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
associated with Osiris
ⓘ
associated with afterlife journey ⓘ |
| symbolism | land of the dead in ancient Egyptian belief ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Middle Kingdom of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
Old Kingdom
|
| tourism | major archaeological tourism destination ⓘ |
| traditionalRole |
location of necropolises
ⓘ
realm of the dead ⓘ |
| usedFor |
elite burials
ⓘ
mortuary temples ⓘ royal burials ⓘ |
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