Images in this photo gallery are from various sights on the west bank of the River Nile just across from Luxor ancient Thebes. Sights are the Valley of the Kings and its famous King Tutankhamen's tomb, The Colossi of Memnon, The Artisan Village at Deir el-Medina.
Interesting fact about the west and east banks of the entire Egyptian Nile is that on the eastern bank of the Nile, the side of the rising sun, the side of life, the kings built up their temples. The western side, the...
more »Images in this photo gallery are from various sights on the west bank of the River Nile just across from Luxor ancient Thebes. Sights are the Valley of the Kings and its famous King Tutankhamen's tomb, The Colossi of Memnon, The Artisan Village at Deir el-Medina.
Interesting fact about the west and east banks of the entire Egyptian Nile is that on the eastern bank of the Nile, the side of the rising sun, the side of life, the kings built up their temples. The western side, the side of sunset, belonged to the dead and tombs such as the Pyramids and the Valley of the Kings.
The West Bank sights are Unesco World Heritage listed as part of the Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis listing.
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