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Egypt

739 places in the atlas, 104 of them inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage.

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Pyramids191
Ancient cities184
Archaeological wonders161
Tombs129
Buried cities109
Ancient ports90
Temple complexes84
Submerged sites83
Tells45
Ancient villages39
Mounds37
Hydraulic works34

How well established

Verified610
Accepted119
Contested7
Hypothetical2
Pseudo1

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Egypt32
Aswan Governorate29
Saqqara, Serapeum15
Giza14
Alexandria, Pharos13
Giza Governorate13

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Verified610 Widely accepted119

Luxor Governorate

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Giza Governorate, South Saqqara10

Minya Governorate10

South Saqqara, Memphis Necropolis9

Aswan, Kom Ombo7

Sohag Governorate7

Contested

7

Pseudoarchaeology1

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Pyramids191 Ancient cities184 Archaeological wonders161 Tombs129 Buried cities109 Ancient ports90 Temple complexes84 Submerged sites83 Tells45 Ancient villages39 Mounds37 Hydraulic works34 Rock art sites27 Necropoleis21

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Excavation

Partially excavated224 Excavated165 Excavation ongoing120 Not applicable101 Buried49 Submerged45 Unexcavated35

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egypt161 pyramid101 archaeological wonder67 fayum55 wikidata researched52 ancient city49 wikipedia sourced47 submerged city41 harbour40 temple complex39 buried city32 ancient egyptian28 aswan28 mound28 old new kingdom egyptian27 giza26 classical23 huni22

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Hydraulic works

Suez Canal

artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt