Temple of Hatshepsut

Luxor Governorate · Egypt

Temple of Hatshepsut, Egypt
Photo: Ian Lloyd, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
October to April
Budget
$$
Accessibility
limited
Coordinates
Open in maps

Set against dramatic cliffs at Deir el-Bahari, this terraced mortuary temple was built for one of Egypt's few female pharaohs. Its colonnaded levels and ramps rise elegantly from the desert floor on the Nile's west bank.

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