Sheikh ʿAbd el-Qurna - Scheich ʿAbd el-Qurna

View of the village of el-Qurna
Esch-Sheikh ʿAbd el-Qurna
‏الشيخ عبد القرنة‎
GovernorateLuxor
Residents
24.239 (2006)
height
104 m
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Sheikh ʿAbd el-Qurna

Esch-Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (Arabic:الشيخ عبد القرنة‎, al-Sheikh ʿAbd al-Qurna), el-Qurna for short (القرنة‎, al-Qurna, „the corner“), Is a village on the theban West bank of the Nile at the foot of the Western Theban Mountains. The most important official graves from the New Kingdom of the ancient Egyptian capital are located here Thebes.

background

The village has existed at least since Arab times and was named after the Arab saint of the same name, whose grave is also located here. It is about 5 kilometers from the banks of the Nile at the foot of the mountains. The houses were originally built next to and above the graves of officials, with the graves being used as cellars or stables.

The most famous modern family is that of ʿAbd er-Rassul, from whose ranks numerous grave robbers have emerged. Today their business is "civil", they run a small restaurant, among other things. There are also several alabaster factories in the village that produce exclusively for tourists.

To protect the antiquities, the Egyptian Antiquities Service (Supreme Council of Antiquities) decided to demolish the village and has carried it out since 2006. In the beginning, many a resident was able to postpone the demolition. In the course of 2009, the rest of the buildings were also demolished with the exception of a few in the area of ​​the intersection. The former residents were moved to New Qurna in the north of eṭ-Ṭārif relocated. The residents are certainly not entirely happy about the state-funded new concrete buildings: they are at the “end of the world”, far away from the lucrative business with tourists, are not particularly large, and concrete is not particularly suitable for animal stalls. In 2006, before the resettlement, there were 24,239 inhabitants in the village.[1]

getting there

The village is easily accessible by car or bike Gazīrat er-Ramla at the place of the Nile ferry from Luxor over Hassan Fathy Village and Ṭōd el-Baʿīrāt reachable. All you have to do is go straight west for about 5 kilometers. When you reach the village there are several road junctions. The road to the south leads to Madīnat Hābū and el-Malqaṭagoing west to the Valley of the Queens and the one to the north leads to the rest of the sights like that Valley of the Kings.

Tourist Attractions

Sheikh ʿAbd el-Qurna's plan

Archaeological sites

Some important graves are open to tourists in four places in the village:

  • Top attraction1 Graves of Menna (Menena), scribe of the fields of the lord of both countries, 18th dynasty (Thutmose IV.), TT 69, and night, Scribe and astronomer of Amun, 18th Dynasty (Thutmose IV.), TT 52; Admission price LE 60, students LE 30 (as of 11/2019).
  • Top attraction2 Graves of Sennefer, Mayor of the Südstadt, 18th Dynasty (Amenophis II.), TT 96; Rechmire, Mayor and vizier, 18th dynasty (Thutmose III to Amenhotep II); Admission price LE 40, students LE 20 (as of 11/2019).
  • 3 Graves of Ramose, Mayor and vizier, 18th dynasty (Amenophis IV./Echnaton), TT 55, the latter grave with a mixture of representation styles from the Amarna period and classic Theban graves; Userhet, Royal scribe, 18th dynasty (Amenhotep II), TT 56; Chaemhet, Royal Clerk and Warden of the Granaries, 18th Dynasty (Amenhotep III), TT 57; Admission price LE 60, students LE 30 (as of 11/2019).
  • Graves of Chonsu, First Prophet Thutmose ’III., 19th Dynasty (Ramses II.), TT 31; Userhet, Royal scribe, 18th dynasty (Amenhotep II), TT 51; Benia, Treasury Work Overseer, early 18th Dynasty, TT 343; Admission price LE 40, students LE 20 (as of 11/2019).

Photography is only allowed with a camera ticket.

  • Immediately on the edge of the fruiting land there are several mortuary temples, so-called million year houses, for 4 Amenhotep III, 5 Merenptah, 6 Ramses ii, 7 Thutmose III., 8 Hatshepsut and 9 Seti I..

More attractions on the west bank are below Thebes West listed.

Exhibitions

  • Beit el Roses (near the Panorama Restaurant). Culture center founded by Marion Britta Bäcker Fromlet (ART media. Culture / Culture Bridge Egypt) with changing exhibitions.last change: Oct. 2016 (information may be out of date)

activities

Possible activities are in the article Thebes West described.

shop

In the area of ​​the village there are souvenirs in all qualities and price ranges in the area of ​​the streets and bus parking lots. In the alabaster factories you can also watch the souvenirs being made. It is advisable to take a look around several factories.

kitchen

There are some small restaurants in the area of ​​the village:

  • Cafeteria Mohamed, Luxor, West Bank, Qurnet Mura'i (about 50 meters southwest of the ticket booth). Tel.: 20 (0)95 231 1014, Fax: 20 (0)95 231 1205.
  • Hotel and restaurant Nour el-Qurna, see under accommodation.
  • 1  Rest house Sheikh ʿAbd el-Qurna (Sheikh Hussein's rest house), Luxor West Bank, el-Qurna (north of the Ramesseum). (25 ° 43 '44 "N.32 ° 36 '44 "E.)
  • 2  Panorama restaurant and café, West Bank, Qurna (east of the Ramesseum, across from the temple of Thutmose ’III.). Mobile: 20 (0)102 605 6407. Restaurant opened in December 2015 with Egyptian cuisine. No alcohol.(25 ° 43 '48 "N.32 ° 36 '52 "E.)last change: Oct. 2016 (information may be out of date)

accommodation

There are few, simple hotels in el-Qurna. Only the Al Moudira Hotel is one of the upscale hotels. There is also accommodation in Gazīrat el-Baʿīrāt and Gazīrat er-Ramla, Ṭōd el-Baʿīrāt, Luxor as Karnak.

el-Qurna, Qurnat Muraʿī

  • 1  Marsam Hotel (formerly Sheikh Ali Hotel), Luxor West Bank (not far from the ticket booth). Mobile: 20 (0)100 342 6471, Email: . The oldest hotel on site, has existed since the 1840s, initially as an excavation house. Hotel with a restaurant for all meals and 36 rooms, 22 with indoor bathrooms and air conditioning and 14 with shared bathrooms, located directly on the edge of the orchard. The rooms have beds, a table and a wardrobe, but no telephone and TV. With our own bread bakery and vegetable growing in our own garden. WiFi free. EZ LE 150/120, Double room LE 250/200 with indoor or shared bathroom, respectively B&B (As of 3/2015). Payment in cash. Camel tours are offered.(25 ° 43 '27 "N.32 ° 36 '23 "E)

el-Qurna, el-Gabāwī (at eṭ-Ṭārif)

Madīnat Hābū

  • 5  Alaska Hotel (‏فندق ألاسكا‎, Funduq Alāskā), Luxor West Bank, Madinat Habu. Mobile: 20 (0)101 716 8394. 2-star hotel with garden, roof terrace, restaurant for all meals, without pool and with 25 rooms with indoor bathroom, satellite TV, air conditioning and telephone. EZ $20, Double room $ 25, triple $ 35, each B&B (As of 3/2015). WiFi free. Credit cards (Master, Visa) are accepted. The owner is Maḥmūd Ramaḍān. Opposite the hotel apartment for four people.(25 ° 43 ′ 7 ″ N.32 ° 35 '54 "E.)
  • 7  Ashraf Sa'id Ramadan el-Gebel Hotel (‏فندق اشرف سعيد رمضان الجبل‎, Funduq Ashraf Saʿīd Ramaḍān al-Ǧabal), Luxor West Bank, Madinat Habu. (25 ° 42 '47 "N.32 ° 35 '52 "E)
  • 8  Beit Sabee (‏فندق بيت سابي‎, Funduq Bait Sābī), Luxor West Bank, Madinat Habu. Tel.: 20 (0)115 400 8230, (0)115 400 8100, (0)111 655 8883. Boutique hotel, run by the French Elénore Kamir, will have 15 rooms, a roof terrace and a restaurant for all meals. The rooms without numbers but with place names are of different sizes and equipped, some with air conditioning, but all without TV. Price between 30 and 80 € (as of 3/2015), depending on size and equipment, free laundry service and free non-alcoholic drinks included. WiFi free. Payment in cash (LE, €, $). The owner also owns four dahabiyen (double-masted sailing ships).(25 ° 43 '8 "N.32 ° 35 '54 "E.)

In the direction Armant

  • Top hotel11  Al Moudira Hotel, West bank (8 km north of Armant, 7 km southwest of the ticket booth at the Colossi of Memnon). Tel.: 20 (0)95 235 5140, (0)95 235 5141, Mobile: 20 (0)122 325 1307, Fax: 20 (0)95 235 5142, (0)122 322 0528. 4-star hotel with 54 individually designed, spacious double rooms near the village of eḍ-Ḍabʿīya, Arabic:الضبعية. The hotel, which opened in 2002, is the first and so far only 4-star luxury hotel on the west bank, but it is a bit remote. The rooms have air conditioning, a safe, satellite TV, a minibar and an indoor bathroom with a bathtub or shower. The cost of one night is for that EZ and Double room € 170 or € 200 B&B in the deluxe room or € 250 and € 310 B&B in the junior suite (as of 12/2014). The hotel has the Great Room Restaurant with Mediterranean and Oriental dishes, the Eastern Bar, an extensive garden and a swimming pool with pavilion heated in winter, which can also be used as a non-hotel guest for an entrance fee (LE 70). Free WiFi in the reception area, free parking. The staff understands Italian, English and German.(25 ° 41 ′ 7 ″ N.32 ° 33 '11 "E)

literature

  • Hodel-Hoenes, Sigrid: Life and Death in Ancient Egypt: Theban Private Tombs of the New Kingdom. Darmstadt: Scientific book society, 1991, ISBN 978-3-534-11011-7 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑Population according to the 2006 Egyptian census, Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics, accessed December 16, 2014.
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