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Egypt

638 places in the atlas, 102 of them inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage.

Kinds found here

Pyramids189
Ancient cities162
Tombs127
Buried cities109
Archaeological wonders95
Ancient ports90
Submerged sites82
Temple complexes81
Tells45
Ancient villages39
Mounds37
Hydraulic works33

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Verified608
Accepted20
Contested7
Hypothetical2
Pseudo1

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Aswan Governorate25
Saqqara, Serapeum15
Alexandria, Pharos13
Giza13
Giza Governorate10
Giza Governorate, South Saqqara10

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Verified608 Widely accepted20 Contested7

South Saqqara, Memphis Necropolis

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Partially excavated225 Excavated163 Excavation ongoing119 Buried49 Submerged45 Unexcavated35 Not applicable2

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Necropolis

Tuna el-Gebel Northern Ibis Catacombs

Late Period to Roman (664 BCE–250 CE) · Egyptian (Late Period–Ptolemaic–Roman)

Ibis catacomb annex 400 m north of Petosiris with 2m mummies.

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Necropolis

Aphroditopolis (Atfih) Pyramid Field

Predynastic to Late Antique (3500 BCE–7th c. CE) · Egyptian (22nd Upper nome)

Nome capital at Nile bend with cow necropolis and small cenotaph pyramid.

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Hydraulic works

Wadi Hammamat Central Quarry Road — Bekhen-stone Quarry

Dynastic to Graeco-Roman (3000 BCE–300 CE) 800 inscriptions · Egyptian royal quarrying (bekhen stone)

Wadi Hammamat Central Quarry Road — Bekhen-stone Quarry in Red Sea Governorate, Egypt is a Dynastic to Graeco-Roman (3000 BCE–300 CE) 800 inscriptions hydraulic attributed to Egyptian royal quarrying…

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid

Pyramid of Neferefre (Raneferef)

Old Kingdom, 5th Dynasty · Ancient Egyptian

Unfinished pyramid of ephemeral 5th Dynasty king Neferefre (Raneferef) at Abusir: square base 65 m, only first step completed to ~7 m (planned 52 m).

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Geoglyph

Geoglyphs of Palace Jabal

Byzantine (330–1453 CE) · Byzantine

Geoglyphs of Palace Jabal in Aswan Governorate, Egypt is a Byzantine (330–1453 CE) geoglyph attributed to Byzantine culture.

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Rock art

Baraka Circle Rock Shelter

Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) · Harappan

Baraka Circle Rock Shelter in Aswan Governorate, Egypt is a Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) rock art attributed to Harappan culture.

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid

Pyramid of Hawara

Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty mid · Ancient Egyptian

Second pyramid of Amenemhat III (12th Dynasty) at Hawara, 58 m high 105 m base, brick core with limestone casing now stripped, near Fayum depression.

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Temple complex

Sanctuary of Broad Ingoldisthorpe

Chalcolithic (4500–3300 BCE) · Chalcolithic

Sanctuary of Broad Ingoldisthorpe in Aswan Governorate, Egypt is a Chalcolithic (4500–3300 BCE) temple complex attributed to Chalcolithic culture.

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid

Satellite Pyramid of Teti

Old Kingdom, 6th Dynasty · Ancient Egyptian

Ka pyramid situated south-east of Teti main pyramid inside enclosure wall near queens pyramids, built simultaneously with main monument.

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid

Pyramid of Athribis

Old Kingdom, 3rd Dynasty · Ancient Egyptian

Northernmost Huni small step pyramid at Tell Athribis (Delta): 18 m limestone 3-step, now leveled, 45 km north of Cairo c.2630 BCE — Delta terminus of 800 km network.

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid

Pyramid of Khendjer

Second Intermediate Period, early 13th Dynasty · Ancient Egyptian (13th Dynasty; king foreign origin 'boar')

Only completed pyramid of 13th Dynasty at South Saqqara, for obscure Levantine-derived king Khendjer (c.

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Rock art

Rock Art of Wall Nagar

Roman (300 BCE–500 CE) · Roman

Rock Art of Wall Nagar in Aswan Governorate, Egypt is a Roman (300 BCE–500 CE) rock art attributed to Roman culture.

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Hydraulic works

Aswan First Cataract — Unfinished Obelisk Quarry Canal

New Kingdom to British (1470 BCE – 1902 CE) · Egyptian New Kingdom with British Aswan regulation

Quarry slipway and basin 150 m to float 42 m Unfinished Obelisk and blocks to Nile.

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Temple complex

Bawiti — Bahariya Temple of Alexander

Late Period to Greek (525–332 BCE, Alexander 332 BCE extension) · Egyptian Late–Greek Alexander

Bawiti — Bahariya Temple of Alexander in Giza Governorate (Bahariya), Egypt is a Late Period to Greek (525–332 BCE, Alexander 332 BCE extension) temple-complex attributed to Egyptian Late–Greek…

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Temple complex

Rock Wadi Temple Complex

Byzantine (330–1453 CE) · Byzantine

Rock Wadi Temple Complex in Aswan Governorate, Egypt is a Byzantine (330–1453 CE) temple complex attributed to Byzantine culture.

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Megalith

Hillfort Dolmen

Middle Bronze Age (2100–1550 BCE) · Middle Bronze Age

Hillfort Dolmen in Aswan Governorate, Egypt is a Middle Bronze Age (2100–1550 BCE) megalithic attributed to Middle Bronze Age culture.

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Rock-cut

El-Kab — Rock Tombs West Wall Niche

Bronze to Iron Age (2000 BCE–300 CE) · Rock-cut tradition

El-Kab — Rock Tombs West Wall Niche in Aswan, El-Kab, Egypt is a Bronze to Iron Age (2000 BCE–300 CE) rock_cut attributed to Rock-cut tradition. Systematic…

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Archaeological wonder

Valley of the Kings

New Kingdom (c.1539–1075 BCE; 18th–20th Dynasties) · Egyptian New Kingdom

Rock-cut royal necropolis where for 500 years (16th–11th c BCE) 63 tombs of New Kingdom pharaohs and nobles were cut into Theban hills: KV62 Tutankhamun (Carter 1922 with near-intact burial), KV34…

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Temple complex

Philae Temple Complex

Late Period to Roman (380 BCE–452 CE demotic last text; Isis cult active to Justinian 550 CE closure) · Egyptian Late Period / Ptolemaic / Roman

Island temple ensemble dedicated chiefly to Isis, built from 30th Dynasty to Roman (380 BCE–117 CE): Isis main temple, Birth House (mammisi), Kiosk of Trajan (renowned photographer kiosk), Gate of…

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid

Mazghuna Pyramids (North & South)

Late Middle Kingdom, late 12th–13th Dynasty · Ancient Egyptian

Two late 12th / early 13th Dynasty mudbrick pyramid ruins 5 km south of Dahshur at Mazghuna village: Southern pyramid 52.5 m base with intact quartzite sarcophagus and 42 t lid in U-shaped quartzite…

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Archaeological wonder

Pharos Lighthouse of Alexandria

Hellenistic Ptolemaic 297–280 BCE · Greek (Ptolemaic Alexandria)

100-m Ptolemaic lighthouse wonder whose lantern guided ancient Mediterranean.

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Quarry

Bal Esker Quarry

Ancestral Pueblo (900–1350 CE) · Ancestral Pueblo

Bal Esker Quarry in Aswan Governorate, Egypt is a Ancestral Pueblo (900–1350 CE) quarry attributed to Ancestral Pueblo culture.

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Temple complex

Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut

New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty c.1479–1458 BCE · Egyptian (New Kingdom, Thutmosid)

Hatshepsut's Djeser-Djeseru (c.1470 BCE) – a three-terraced colonnaded mortuary temple cut into the Theban cliff opposite Karnak, designed by Senenmut.

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Cave

Palace Jabal Cave

Moche (100–800 CE) · Moche

Palace Jabal Cave in Aswan Governorate, Egypt is a Moche (100–800 CE) cave attributed to Moche culture.

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Tuna el-Gebel Northern Ibis Catacombs

Aphroditopolis (Atfih) Pyramid Field

Wadi Hammamat Central Quarry Road — Bekhen-stone Quarry

Pyramid of Neferefre (Raneferef)

Geoglyphs of Palace Jabal

Baraka Circle Rock Shelter

Pyramid of Hawara

Sanctuary of Broad Ingoldisthorpe

Satellite Pyramid of Teti

Pyramid of Athribis

Pyramid of Khendjer

Rock Art of Wall Nagar

Aswan First Cataract — Unfinished Obelisk Quarry Canal

Bawiti — Bahariya Temple of Alexander

Rock Wadi Temple Complex

Hillfort Dolmen

El-Kab — Rock Tombs West Wall Niche

Valley of the Kings

Philae Temple Complex

Mazghuna Pyramids (North & South)

Pharos Lighthouse of Alexandria

Bal Esker Quarry

Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut

Palace Jabal Cave