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Egypt

638 places in the atlas, 102 of them inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage.

Kinds found here

Pyramids189
Ancient cities162
Tombs127
Buried cities109
Archaeological wonders95
Ancient ports90
Submerged sites82
Temple complexes81
Tells45
Ancient villages39
Mounds37
Hydraulic works33

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Verified608
Accepted20
Contested7
Hypothetical2
Pseudo1

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Aswan Governorate25
Saqqara, Serapeum15
Alexandria, Pharos13
Giza13
Giza Governorate10
Giza Governorate, South Saqqara10

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Verified608 Widely accepted20

South Saqqara, Memphis Necropolis

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Partially excavated225 Excavated163 Excavation ongoing119 Buried49 Submerged45 Unexcavated35 Not applicable2

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Archaeological wonder

Abu Mena

Late Roman to Early Byzantine 4th–7th c. CE, peak 5th–6th c. · Coptic Christian / Byzantine Egyptian

Desert pilgrimage city of Saint Menas, 4th–7th c., now endangered by water table rise.

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Buried city

Soknopaiou Nesos — Central Temple Harbour at Dime es-Sebua

Ptolemaic to Late Roman (270 BCE – 350 CE) · Ptolemaic Egyptian / Sobek priesthood

Island temple harbour of Soknopaiou Nesos — 28 m quay at Dromos end, now 2.8 m silted basin on Dime plateau.

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Buried city

Narmouthis — Southern Crocodile Temple Quarter at Medinet Madi

Middle Kingdom to Coptic (1840 BCE – 600 CE) · Middle Kingdom Egyptian / Ptolemaic / Roman

Southern temple quarter of Narmouthis — Amenemhat III Renenutet temple and crocodile pools at Medinet Madi buried 2.5–5 m.

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Submerged site

Ayn Sukhna — Southern Old Kingdom Gallery Harbour

Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1700 BCE) · Old Kingdom Egyptian (Memphite)

Southern Pharaonic harbour of Ayn Sukhna — gallery caves and mole at 0.5–2.5 m in Gulf of Suez south bay.

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Submerged site

Myos Hormos — Central Lagoon Harbour at Marsa Nakari

Ptolemaic to Late Roman (274 BCE – 500 CE) · Ptolemaic Greek / Roman Egyptian / Indian Ocean trade

Central lagoon basin of Myos Hormos — mole and Roman quay at 0.5–2.5 m in Marsa Nakari mangrove lagoon.

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Buried city

Karanis — Central Insula Granary Complex at Kom Aushim

Ptolemaic to Late Roman (3rd c. BCE – 5th c. CE) · Graeco-Roman Egyptian (Ptolemaic cleruchs, Roman veterans)

Central granary insula of Karanis — twin vaulted granaries at Kom Aushim buried 3–6 m with papyrus jar.

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Buried city

Tebtunis — Central Sobek Temple and Canal Bridge

Ptolemaic to Byzantine (310 BCE – 400 CE) · Ptolemaic / Graeco-Roman Egyptian, Sobek priesthood

Central temple-harbour of Tebtunis — Sobek temple and canal bridge at Umm el-Baragat buried 4–7 m.

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Buried city

Akoris — Central Harbour Terrace at Tihna el-Gabal

Middle Kingdom to Coptic (2000 BCE – 600 CE) · Middle Kingdom Egyptian / Graeco-Roman

Central Nile harbour terrace of Akoris — rock-cut quay 40 m and basin at Tihna cliff foot buried 3–5 m.

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Buried city

Sais – Buried Saite Capital Harbour at Sa el-Hagar

Early Dynastic to Late Antique (3500 BCE – 400 CE) · Egyptian Saite / Persian / Greek mercenary / Ptolemaic

Saite 26th Dyn capital 664 BCE — Neith enclosure 700x600 m with walls 20 m thick and harbour 600x300 m now sebkha at +2 m under 8 m silt.

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Buried city

Marea — Central Harbour at Lake Mareotis (Phi Loxene)

Ptolemaic to Early Arab (320 BCE – 800 CE) · Ptolemaic / Roman / Byzantine Egyptian

Central wine harbour of Marea — 60 m mole and Dionysus press harbour 2.5–5 m under Lake Mareotis silt at Hawariya.

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Submerged site

Myos Hormos — Central Wadi Silted Harbour (Quseir al-Qadim Central)

Hellenistic to Late Antique (274 BCE – 250 CE) · Ptolemaic / Roman

Central basin of Myos Hormos at Quseir al-Qadim — 90 m coral quay at –1.2 m and 120 m silted lagoon.

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Buried city

Antinoopolis — Central Nile Harbour Bay at Sheikh Ibada

Hadrianic Roman to Byzantine (130–640 CE) · Hadrianic Roman Egyptian (Latin/Greek bilingual)

Central harbour basin of Antinoopolis — Hadrianic quay 68 m and warehouse at Sheikh Ibada buried 4–8 m under Nile silt.

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Buried city

Marea — Southern Vineyard and Press Complex at Lake Mareotis South

Ptolemaic to Early Arab (300 BCE – 800 CE) · Ptolemaic / Byzantine

Southern vineyard of Marea — 4 presses and saqiya canal 4.5 m linking to harbour, now 1.8 m silted south chora.

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Submerged site

Berenike Troglodytica — Northern Lagoon Harbour (Foul Bay North)

Hellenistic to Late Antique (275 BCE – 550 CE) · Ptolemaic / Roman

Northern lagoon harbour of Berenike Troglodytica — 70 m fort mole at –1.5 m and fort wall.

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Submerged site

Wadi Gawasis — Northern Anchorage at Mersa Gawasis North (Saww North)

Middle Kingdom (1991–1783 BCE) · Middle Kingdom Egyptian

Northern Pharaonic anchorage of Wadi Gawasis north — 55 m breakwater at –1.5 m and cedar timbers.

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Submerged site

Quseir al-Qadim — Central Roman Warehouse Harbour

Late Ptolemaic to Late Roman (1st c. BCE – 400 CE) · Roman Egyptian / Nabataean / Indian Ocean merchants

Central Roman harbour of Quseir — warehouse basin at 0.8–2 m behind reef at Leukos Limen.

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Submerged site

Berenike — Northern Lagoon Extension Harbour at Foul Bay

Ptolemaic to Late Roman (275 BCE – 550 CE) · Ptolemaic Greek / Roman Egyptian / Nabataean trade diaspora

Northern lagoon basin of Berenike — rock-cut mole at 0.8–2.2 m behind mangrove spit in Foul Bay.

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Buried city

Karanis — Eastern Granary Harbour Pier at Kom Aushim East (Fayum North-East)

Ptolemaic to Byzantine (300 BCE – 500 CE) · Ptolemaic Greek / Roman Egyptian

Eastern lake harbour of Karanis at Kom Aushim — 55 m granary pier at –0.5 m on Moeris shore.

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Submerged site

Quseir al-Qadim — Southern Roman Anchorage (Leukos Limen South)

Roman to Early Islamic (1 CE – 800 CE) · Roman / Byzantine / Early Islamic

Southern roadstead of Quseir al-Qadim — 65 m coral breakwater at –3 m and mangrove quay.

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Buried city

Soknopaiou Nesos — Eastern Submerged Harbour at Dime es-Sebua East (Lake Moeris)

Ptolemaic to Roman (300 BCE – 250 CE) · Ptolemaic Egyptian / Roman

Eastern isthmus harbour of Soknopaiou Nesos at Dime — 50 m causeway quay at –1 m and isthmus basin.

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Submerged site

Ayn Sukhna — Southern Old Kingdom Harbour (Galala South Gallery)

Old Kingdom (2650–2200 BCE) · Old Kingdom Egyptian

Southern Pharaonic harbour of Ayn Sukhna — 75 m jetty at –1.5 m and 10 gallery caves with Khufu jars.

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Buried city

Antinoopolis — Northern Harbour Bay of Antinoë (Sheikh Ibada North)

Roman to Byzantine (130 CE – 650 CE) · Roman / Hadrianic

Northern Nile bay of Hadrian's Antinoopolis — 120 m quay at +0.5 m and tetrastyle gate.

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Submerged site

Antirhodos Island – Cleopatra's Sunken Palace Island

Ptolemaic to Late Antique (c. 300 BCE – 365 CE submerged) · Ptolemaic Greek / Roman

Cleopatra's palace island in Alexandria Eastern Harbour — Ptolemaic royal isle now 6 m down with sphinx and granite palaces.

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Buried city

Marea — Western Harbour at Lake Mareotis West (Phi Loxene West)

Ptolemaic to Early Islamic (300 BCE – 800 CE) · Ptolemaic / Roman / Byzantine

Western wine harbour of Marea on Lake Mareotis — 90 m quay at –1.2 m and 120 m basin.

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Abu Mena

Soknopaiou Nesos — Central Temple Harbour at Dime es-Sebua

Narmouthis — Southern Crocodile Temple Quarter at Medinet Madi

Ayn Sukhna — Southern Old Kingdom Gallery Harbour

Myos Hormos — Central Lagoon Harbour at Marsa Nakari

Karanis — Central Insula Granary Complex at Kom Aushim

Tebtunis — Central Sobek Temple and Canal Bridge

Akoris — Central Harbour Terrace at Tihna el-Gabal

Sais – Buried Saite Capital Harbour at Sa el-Hagar

Marea — Central Harbour at Lake Mareotis (Phi Loxene)

Myos Hormos — Central Wadi Silted Harbour (Quseir al-Qadim Central)

Antinoopolis — Central Nile Harbour Bay at Sheikh Ibada

Marea — Southern Vineyard and Press Complex at Lake Mareotis South

Berenike Troglodytica — Northern Lagoon Harbour (Foul Bay North)

Wadi Gawasis — Northern Anchorage at Mersa Gawasis North (Saww North)

Quseir al-Qadim — Central Roman Warehouse Harbour

Berenike — Northern Lagoon Extension Harbour at Foul Bay

Karanis — Eastern Granary Harbour Pier at Kom Aushim East (Fayum North-East)

Quseir al-Qadim — Southern Roman Anchorage (Leukos Limen South)

Soknopaiou Nesos — Eastern Submerged Harbour at Dime es-Sebua East (Lake Moeris)

Ayn Sukhna — Southern Old Kingdom Harbour (Galala South Gallery)

Antinoopolis — Northern Harbour Bay of Antinoë (Sheikh Ibada North)

Antirhodos Island – Cleopatra's Sunken Palace Island

Marea — Western Harbour at Lake Mareotis West (Phi Loxene West)