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.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
West Bank of the Nile 9
west bank of the Nile canonical 6
West Bank of the Nile in Cairo 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural landscape
geographical region
archaeologicalSignificance rich concentration of tombs and temples
associatedWith Ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic 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-Bahari
linked to: Deir el-Bahri

Deir el-Medina
linked to: Theban Necropolis

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
mortuary temple of Seti I
linked to: 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
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom
tourism major archaeological tourism destination
traditionalRole location of necropolises
realm of the dead
usedFor elite burials
mortuary temples
royal burials

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Temple of Amada originallyLocatedOn west bank of the Nile
Abu Sir necropolis locatedOn west bank of the Nile
Medinet Habu locatedIn West Bank of the Nile
linked to: west bank of the Nile
Gerf Hussein locatedOn west bank of the Nile
Ramesseum locatedOn west bank of the Nile
New Wadi es-Sebua site locatedOn west bank of the Nile
Sohag Governorate hasRiverBank West Bank of the Nile
linked to: west bank of the Nile
White Walls isLocatedNear West bank of the Nile
linked to: west bank of the Nile
El Gezira partOf West Bank of the Nile in Cairo
linked to: west bank of the Nile
Deir el-Bahri locatedIn West Bank of the Nile
linked to: west bank of the Nile
Theban Necropolis locatedIn West Bank of the Nile
linked to: west bank of the Nile
Zamalek partOf West Bank of the Nile in Cairo
linked to: west bank of the Nile
Gharb Sohail locatedOn west bank of the Nile
Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III locatedOn West Bank of the Nile
subject linked to: mortuary temple of Ramesses III
linked to: west bank of the Nile
Bibān el-Mulūk locatedIn West Bank of the Nile
linked to: west bank of the Nile
Tomb of Queen Titi locatedOn West Bank of the Nile
linked to: west bank of the Nile
KV14 locatedIn West Bank of the Nile
linked to: west bank of the Nile
KV57 locatedIn West Bank of the Nile
linked to: west bank of the Nile