East Bank (temple precincts)

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East Bank (temple precincts) is the part of ancient Thebes that contains its major temple complexes, including the monumental religious centers at Karnak and Luxor.

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East Bank (temple precincts) canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
religious district ⓘ
temple precinct ⓘ
archaeologicalResearch subject of extensive Egyptological study ⓘ
architecturalFeatures hypostyle halls ⓘ
massive pylons ⓘ
obelisks ⓘ
sacred lakes ⓘ
associatedWith Amun ⓘ
Khonsu ⓘ
Mut ⓘ
connectedBy processional festivals between Karnak and Luxor ⓘ
contains Karnak Temple Complex ⓘ
Luxor Temple ⓘ
major temple complexes of Thebes ⓘ
monumental religious centers ⓘ
contrastedWith West Bank (necropolis of Thebes) ⓘ
culturalSignificance key religious capital of pharaonic Egypt ⓘ
major center of the cult of Amun-Ra ⓘ
hasPart Karnak Temple Complex ⓘ
Luxor Temple ⓘ
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis" ⓘ
languageOfAncientInscriptions Ancient Egyptian ⓘ
locatedIn Egypt ⓘ
Thebes ⓘ
Upper Egypt ⓘ
locatedOn east bank of the Nile ⓘ
modernCityOnSite Luxor ⓘ
notableFestival Opet Festival ⓘ
notableProcessionalRoute Avenue of Sphinxes between Karnak and Luxor ⓘ
linked to: Avenue of Sphinxes
partOf Theban sacred landscape ⓘ
ancient Thebes ⓘ
linked to: Thebes
periodOfFlourishing New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
politicalRole religious power center supporting pharaonic kingship ⓘ
primaryFunction religious and ceremonial center ⓘ
religiousFunction royal ritual ceremonies ⓘ
state cult of Amun ⓘ
tourism major tourist destination in Egypt ⓘ
usedDuring Late Period of ancient Egypt ⓘ
Middle Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
Ptolemaic Period ⓘ
linked to: Ptolemaic Kingdom

Roman Period in Egypt ⓘ
writingSystemUsed Demotic ⓘ
Greek ⓘ
hieratic ⓘ
hieroglyphs ⓘ

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Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis → hasComponent → East Bank (temple precincts) ⓘ