Thebes
ancient Egyptian city
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Summary
Thebes is an ancient city[1]. Thebes ranks in the top 3% of ancient city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,650 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Luxor Governorate[3], Qena Governorate[4]
- Country: Egypt[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Nile[6]
- Instance of: archaeological site[7], emporium[8], group of structures or buildings[9]
- Commons category: Thebes[10]
- Has part(s): Karnak Temple Complex[11], Luxor Temple[12], Theban Necropolis[13]
- Inception: 3200 BC[14]
- Coordinate location: 25.720555555555556, 32.610277777777775[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Thebes, Egypt[16]
- Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa[17], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia[19], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[20], Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[21], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[22], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[23], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[24], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[25], The New Student's Reference Work[26], Meyer’s Universum, Dritter Band[27]
- Capital of: New Kingdom of Egypt[28], Middle Kingdom of Egypt[29]
- Category for people born here: Q85603243[30]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Thebes (Egypt)[31]
- Category of associated people: Q101840126[32]
- Different from: Tell el-Balamun[33], Thebes[34], Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis[35]
- Elevation above sea level: 78[36]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[37]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Thebes include New Thebes[38], a city[39], in Egypt[40], founded in 2000[41].
Why It Matters
Thebes has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Thebes is known by 77 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
Entities named for Thebes include New Thebes[38], a city[39], in Egypt[40], founded in 2000[41].