| Upper Egypt · صعيد مصر | |
 Double temple of Kom Ombo seen from a Nile cruise ship |
Upper Egypt (engl. Upper Egypt, Arabic:صعيد مصر, Ṣaʿīd Miṣr) located in the south Egypt and south Central Egypt between Qinā and Aswan. Aswan marked Egypt's southern border in ancient Egyptian times. Sometimes nowadays one closes the sub-sububian area (Lake Nasser) with in Upper Egypt.
Cities
- 2 Qifṭ (قفط).
- The city was the Gau capital in ancient Egyptian times. The remains of temples can be found here.(26 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N.32 ° 49 ′ 0 ″ E) - 3 Qūṣ (قوص).- City with important medieval witnesses and two pylons of a pharaonic temple.(25 ° 55 ′ 0 ″ N.32 ° 45 ′ 0 ″ E)
- 4 el-Karnak (الكرنك).- Village just north of the city of Luxor. Here is Egypt's largest and most important temple complex, the Karnak Temple.(25 ° 43 '12 "N.32 ° 39 '14 "E)
- 6 Luxor (الأقصر).- Capital of the governorate Luxor, to which the significant archaeological site 5 Thebes West belongs.(25 ° 41 '49 "N.32 ° 38 '32 "E.)
- 7 Edfu (إدفو).- City on the west bank of the Nile. In the city is the
Temple of Horus, to which an open-air museum is attached.(24 ° 58 ′ 36 ″ N.32 ° 52 '47 "E.) - 8 Aswan (أسوان).- Big city and provincial capital on the east bank with numerous monuments, hotels, restaurants and gardens. Important sights are the Nile island Elephantinewho have favourited The Prince Tombs of Qubbat el-Hawa on the West bank and the unfinished obelisk.(24 ° 4 '54 "N.32 ° 54 '10 "E)
Temple of Horus, to which an open-air museum is attached.
Other goals
Only the main attractions are mentioned in this article. A more extensive list can be found in the corresponding government articles.
The north of Upper Egypt
- Governorate Sōhāg
In the border area of Upper and Lower Egypt is
- 1 Abydos (أبيدوس).- The archaeological site is still in the governorate Sōhāg and leaves from the train station el-Balyanā to reach. The temples of Seti I and Ramses II from the New Kingdom are located here. The early dynastic cemeteries and other cemeteries are not open to visitors.(26 ° 11 '7 "N.31 ° 55 ′ 8 ″ E)
West of Qinā
- Governorate Qinā
- South bank of the Nile
- 2 Nagʿ Ḥammādī (نجع حمادي).- City in the north of the governorate. In 1945, important Coptic papyrus codices, the so-called Nag Hammadi scripts, from the 1st to 4th centuries were found in the mountains.(26 ° 2 '59 "N.32 ° 14 ′ 28 ″ E)
- 3 Dendera (دندرة).- In the vicinity of the village is the important temple of Hathor.(26 ° 8 ′ 31 ″ N.32 ° 40 ′ 13 ″ E)
South of Qinā
- Eastern bank of the Nile
- 4 el-Qalʿa (القلعة).- Village in the north of Luxor, in the middle of which the Temple of Claudius rises.(26 ° 0 ′ 18 ″ N.32 ° 49 ′ 4 ″ E)
- 5 Shanhūr (شنهور).- Village in the north of Luxor with the remains of the Roman temple complex and the Hammam esch Shanhūrī mosque.(25 ° 51 '37 "N.32 ° 46 ′ 40 ″ E)
- Western bank of the Nile
- Between Naqada and 7 Qamūlā there are seven monasteries, namely 8 Deir el-Malāk Mīchāʾīl at Naqāda, Deir eṣ-Ṣalīb and Deir Abū el-Līf in 9 Ḥāgir Danfīq, 10 Deir Mār Girgis el-Magmaʿ, 11 Deir el-Anbā Pisentius, 12 Deir Mār Buqṭur and 13 Deir el-Malāk Mīchāʾīl at Qamūlā.
Luxor and the surrounding area
- Governorate Luxor
- Eastern bank of the Nile
- 14 el-Madāmūd (المدامود).- hamlet north of Karnak. Here are the remains of a Month sanctuary.(25 ° 44 ′ 0 ″ N.32 ° 42 ′ 45 ″ E)
- 15 eṭ-Ṭōd (الطود).- Large village with an urban character south of Luxor. Here are the remains of another Month sanctuary. There is a nunnery to the east of the village.(25 ° 34 '59 "N.32 ° 32 ′ 1 ″ E)
- 16 el-Maʿalla (المعلة).- Immediately to the north of the village Abū Saʿīd is the rock tomb necropolis el-Ma'alla from the first interim period.(25 ° 28 ′ 20 ″ N.32 ° 31 '30 "E)
- Western bank of the Nile
- 18 Deir esch-Schalwīṭ (دير الشلويط).- Hamlet on the western bank of the Nile about 4 kilometers south of 17 Madīnat Hābū. There is a small temple of Isis here.(25 ° 41 ′ 43 ″ N.32 ° 34 '43 "E)
- 19 Armant (أرمنت, Erment).- City with the remains of a Month temple.(25 ° 37 ′ 0 ″ N.32 ° 32 ′ 0 ″ E)
- 20 el-Gebelein (الجبلين).- Village in the south of Luxor. There are some pharaonic remains along the double rock.(25 ° 29 ′ 0 ″ N.32 ° 29 ′ 0 ″ E)
- 21 Deir el-Fachūrī (دير الفخوري).- Monastery south of Armant with important frescoes.(25 ° 22 ′ 30 ″ N.32 ° 28 ′ 50 ″ E)
- 22 Deir esch-Schuhadāʾ (دير الشهداء).- Monastery near Esna with important frescoes.(25 ° 15 ′ 25 ″ N.32 ° 32 '52 "E)
- 23 Esna (إسنا).- City with the Temple of Khnum and an interesting old town.(25 ° 17 '54 "N.32 ° 33 '25 "E)
Between Edfu and Aswan
- Governorate Aswan
- Eastern bank of the Nile
- 24 el-Kab (الكاب).- Archaeological site on the Nilostufer with a cemetery and several small temples.(25 ° 7 ′ 0 ″ N.32 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ E)
- 25 Kom Ombo (كوم أمبو).- City on the Nilostufer. West of the city is located directly on the banks of the Nile Double temple of Kom Ombo. There is also a crocodile museum on the temple area.(24 ° 28 ′ 45 ″ N.32 ° 56 '49 "E.)
- Western bank of the Nile
- Edfu (إدفو). - City on the west bank of the Nile. In the city is the Temple of Horus, to which an open-air museum is attached.
- 26 Gebel it-Silsila (جبل السلسلة).- Archaeological site mainly on the west bank of the Nile with the temple of Haramhab.(24 ° 39 ′ 1 ″ N.32 ° 55 ′ 47 ″ E)
Between Aswan and Abu Simbel
- Lower Nubia (Lake Nasser)
- 27 New Kalabsha (كلابشة الجديدة).- With the Mandulis temple of Kalabsha, the temple of Ramses ’II. Of Beit el-Wālī and the kiosk of Qirtasi.
(23 ° 57 ′ 39 ″ N.32 ° 52 '4 "E) - 28 New Subūʿ (السبوع الجديدة).- With the temple of Ramses ’II. And the Speos Amenophis’ III. from Wādi es-Subūʿ, the Thoth temple of ed-Dakka and the temple of el-Maharraqa.(22 ° 47 '35 "N.32 ° 32 '43 "E)
- 29 New Amādā (أمادا الجديدة).- With the temple of Amādā, the temple of ed-Derr and the rock tomb of Pennūt from ʿAnība.(22 ° 43 '52 "N.32 ° 15 ′ 45 ″ E)
- 30 Qaṣr Ibrīm (قصر إبريم).- Island in Lake Nasser with St. Mary's Cathedral.(22 ° 38 '59 "N.31 ° 59 ′ 33 ″ E)
- 31 New Abu Simbel (أبو سمبل الجديدة).- Newly created village in the immediate vicinity of the one relocated from the former Abu Simbel Temple of Ramses ’II and his wife Nefertiri.(22 ° 20 ′ 13 ″ N.31 ° 37 ′ 32 ″ E)
background
getting there
By plane
The 1 Luxor International Airport
(IATA: LXR) can from Cairo from by flight with EgyptAir can be achieved. Numerous charter airlines in Germany, Austria and Switzerland also fly directly to Luxor. They can also be used to fly from or to important bathing resorts on the Red Sea. One-day tours with EgyptAir from Cairo to Luxor are also possible.
The small airport of 2 Aswan(IATA: ASW), Tel .: 20 (0) 97 230 3116, is mainly used to handle domestic EgyptAir flights to and from Cairo and Luxor. The same goes for the 3 Abu Simbel airport(IATA: SECTION).
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By train
The places in Upper Egypt are on the Cairo-Minyā-Luxor-Edfu-Aswan railway line. Air-conditioned express trains run around three times a day. Tickets for the air-conditioned express trains are also a reservation ticket, i.e. only valid for the selected train. The prices are affordable even in the first class. In the case of heavily frequented trains such as night trains, it is advisable to sell tickets several days in advance.
By bus
The places of Upper Egypt can also be reached with regular buses e.g. from Upper Egypt Travel can be achieved.
In the street
For arrival and departure to Aswan or Luxor you don't need a convoy between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. At night you have to rely on a private convoy, which is subject to a fee.
Convoys to Abu Simbel start at 4:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Only the direct route is chosen, i.e. the other archaeological sites along the Lake Nasser are not approached. In consultation with the tourist police, there is also the possibility of a private convoy for a fee.
By boat
Luxor is the starting point or end point of Nile cruises from or to Aswan.
mobility
The main connection, a two-lane asphalt road, runs on the east bank. There are bridges between the east and west banks approx. 7 km south of Luxor, over the dam of Esna, in Edfu and over the dams of Aswan.
Distances between places in Upper Egypt
| kilometre from Luxor | kilometre from el-Balyanā | kilometre from Qinā | From north to south |
|---|---|---|---|
| 153 | 0 | 92 | el-Balyanā (West bank) |
| 116 | 37 | 55 | Nag Hammādi (South bank) |
| 66 | 87 | 5 | Dendera (South bank) |
| 61 | 92 | 0 | Qinā (East bank) |
| 36 | 117 | 25 | Qifṭ (East bank) |
| 26 | 127 | 35 | Qūṣ (East bank) |
| 0 | 153 | 61 | Luxor (East bank) |
| kilometre of Aswan | kilometre from Luxor | From north to south |
|---|---|---|
| 208 | 0 | Luxor (East bank) |
| 188 | 20 | Armant (West bank) |
| 188 | 20 | eṭ-Ṭōd (East bank) |
| 155 | 53 | Esna (West bank) |
| 123 | 85 | El-Kāb (East bank) |
| 103 | 105 | Edfu (West bank) |
| 63 | 145 | Gebel it-Silsila, Sandstone quarries mainly on the west bank |
| 44 | 164 | Kom Ombo (East bank) |
| 37 | 171 | Out of it (East bank) |
| 0 | 208 | Aswan (East bank) |
