Sheikh Abd el-Qurna
Vanished settlement · Egypt
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- —
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 25.733, 32.608
Why it was abandoned
🏛️ Ancient ruins
Detected automatically from the text: Ancient Egypt necropolis
History
The necropolis of Sheikh Abd el-Qurna is located on the West Bank at Thebes in Upper Egypt. It is part of the archaeological area of Deir el-Bahari, and named after the domed tomb of the local saint. This is the most frequently visited cemetery on the Theban west bank, with the largest concentration of private tombs.