Top 3 Attractions in Upper Egypt

Popular Upper Egypt landmarks and tourist spots

• 1 Karnak Temple

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  The religious complex of Karnak - called Karnak Temple or simply Karnak - comprises a vast complex of temple ruins, chapels, pylons, and other buildings located north of Thebes, now the city of Luxor, in Egypt, on the east bank of the Nile. The Karnak complex, rebuilt and developed over more than 2,000 years by successive pharaohs from Sesostris I to the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic period, covers more than two square kilometers and consists of three enclosures. It is the largest religious complex in antiquity ...

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• 2 Valley of the Kings

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  The Valley of the Kings is a region of Egypt located on the western bank of the Nile near Thebes (now Luxor). The valley is formed by a fault in the Libyan chain that leads into the Nile Valley. Its Arabic name (وادي بيبان الملوك / wādī bībān al-mulūk) means 'valley of the two gates of the kings', referring to the gates that once closed the tombs ...

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• 3 Abu Simbel Temples

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  The Abu Simbel Temples are two ancient Egyptian rock-cut temples located near Abu Simbel (Arabic أبو سمبل), in southern Egypt, north of Lake Nasser on the Nile River, about 70 kilometers from the Second Cataract. Built by Pharaoh Ramses II (19th Dynasty) around 1260 BC to commemorate his victory at the Battle of Qadesh, they were intended for his worship as well as that of Egyptian gods and his wife Nefertari. These monuments are classified as World Heritage by UNESCO ...

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