Deir el-Bahari

Deir el-Bahari
UNESCO World Heritage Site
LocationLuxor Governorate, Egypt
Part ofTheban Necropolis
Includes
CriteriaCultural: (i), (iii), (vi)
Reference087-003
Inscription1979 (3rd Session)
Coordinates25°44′15″N 32°36′27″E / 25.73750°N 32.60750°E / 25.73750; 32.60750
Deir el-Bahari is located in Egypt
Deir el-Bahari
Location of Deir el-Bahari in Egypt

Deir el-Bahari or Dayr al-Bahri (Arabic: الدير البحري, romanizedal-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.

  1. ^ "Monastery of St. Phoibammon". An Archaeological Atlas of Coptic Literature.[permanent dead link]