Thebes, Egypt

Thebes

Waset Θῆβαι
Shown within Egypt
Location	Luxor, Luxor Governorate, Egypt
Region	Upper Egypt
Coordinates	25°43′14″N 32°36′37″E / 25.72056°N 32.61028°E / 25.72056; 32.61028
Type	Settlement
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis
Type	Cultural
Criteria	I, III, VI
Designated	1979 (3rd session)
Reference no.	87
Region	Arab States

Thebes (Θῆβαι, Thēbai) was a city in Ancient Egypt about 800 km south of the Mediterranean Sea, on the east bank of the river Nile (25°42′00″N 32°38′42″E / 25.7°N 32.645°E / 25.7; 32.645). It was the capital of Waset, the fourth Upper Egyptian nome.

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• Theban Mapping Project
• Ancient Thebes Digital Media Archive (photos, laser scans, panoramas) Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine