Deir el-Bahari

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Deir el-Bahari

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Location	Luxor Governorate, Egypt
Part of	Theban Necropolis
Includes	Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut Mortuary temple of Mentuhotep II Temple of Thutmose III
Criteria	Cultural: (i), (iii), (vi)
Reference	087-003
Inscription	1979 (3rd Session)
Coordinates	25°44′15″N 32°36′27″E / 25.73750°N 32.60750°E / 25.73750; 32.60750
Location of Deir el-Bahari in Egypt

Deir el-Bahari or Dayr al-Bahri (Arabic: الدير البحري, romanized: al-Dayr al-Baḥrī, lit. 'the Monastery of the North', Coptic: ⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲫⲟⲓⲃⲁⲙⲙⲱⲛ, lit. 'the monastery of Apa Phoibammon', Ancient Egyptian: djeser-djeseru)^[1] is a complex of mortuary temples and tombs located on the west bank of the Nile, opposite the city of Luxor, Egypt. This is a part of the Theban Necropolis.

The first monument built at the site was the mortuary temple of Mentuhotep II of the Eleventh Dynasty. It was constructed during the 21st century BC.

During the Eighteenth Dynasty, Amenhotep I and Hatshepsut also built extensively at the site.