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The pictures in this gallery are of the worker's village on the west bank of the River Nile at Luxor and the Ptolemaic Temple, the Great Pit and small chapels of Hathor and Amun
Luxor Deir al-Madinah Rock Tombs 5118EG07JHP Rock Tombs Deir el-Medina Ancient Egyptian Workers Village Luxor West Bank is located near the River Nile and lies to the west of Qurnet Murai hill and is the location of a workman's village with the remains of houses, streets and a Ptolemaic Tmple and other chapels. The workers are known for their work in the Valley tombs which they reached walking over the Theban plateau. The photograph is of rock cut tombs of the workers at the northern corner of the site above the village. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Thebes, Theban, upright, West Bank, River Nile, history, antiquity, ancient, archaeology, Egyptology, al-Madinah, el-Medina, Qurnet Murai, Sheikh-Abd’el-Qurna, hill, Temple, Hathor, Ptolemaic, colourful, rock, tombs, deep, holes, limestone
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Photographer: Jim Henderson
Collection: Luxor Deir el Medinah
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Luxor Deir al-Madinah Rock Tombs 5118EG07JHP
Upload Date: 2007-10-19 14:00:32
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Rock Tombs Deir el-Medina Ancient Egyptian Workers Village Luxor West

Bank is located near the River Nile and lies to the west of Qurnet Murai hill and is the location of a workman's village with the remains of houses, streets and a Ptolemaic Tmple and other chapels. The workers are known for their work in the Valley tombs which they reached walking over the Theban plateau. The photograph is of rock cut tombs of the workers at the northern corner of the site above the village.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Thebes, Theban, upright, West Bank, River Nile, history, antiquity, ancient, archaeology, Egyptology, al-Madinah, el-Medina, Qurnet Murai, Sheikh-Abd’el-Qurna, hill, Temple, Hathor, Ptolemaic, colourful, rock, tombs, deep, holes, limestone