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CulturalRef. 87

Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis

Cultural World Heritage property in Egypt, inscribed in 1979 under criteria (i), (iii), (vi).

Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis, Egypt
Photo: Rémih · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Egypt
Year of inscription
1979
Criteria
iiiivi
Area of property
7,390 ha
Location
Luxor Governorate, Qena Governorate
What it is
protected area
Founded or built
1979
Component parts
3 (serial property)
Elevation
78 m
Next to
Nile
Reference
WHC 87 · Wikidata Q141298543

Why it is on the List

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(vi)Directly linked to events, living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.
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Saint Catherine Area, Egypt343 kmSaint Catherine AreaEgypt · 2002CulturalNubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae, Egypt389 kmNubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to PhilaeEgypt · 1979CulturalWadi Al-Hitan, Egypt469 kmWadi Al-HitanEgypt · 2005Natural474 kmAqaba Marine ReserveJordan · 2026NaturalMemphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur, Egypt495 kmMemphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to DahshurEgypt · 1979CulturalIslamic Cairo, Egypt499 kmIslamic CairoEgypt · 1979Cultural
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