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739 places in the atlas, 104 of them inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Old Kingdom, 5th Dynasty · Ancient Egyptian
Unfinished pyramid of ephemeral King Neferefre: mastaba-like stump with an intact cult temple, royal statues and papyri found by Czech excavators.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Geoglyph
Byzantine (330–1453 CE) · Byzantine
Geoglyphs of Palace Jabal in Aswan Governorate, Egypt is a Byzantine (330–1453 CE) geoglyph attributed to Byzantine culture.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Rock art
Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) · Harappan
Baraka Circle Rock Shelter in Aswan Governorate, Egypt is a Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) rock art attributed to Harappan culture.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Temple complex
Chalcolithic (4500–3300 BCE) · Chalcolithic
Sanctuary of Broad Ingoldisthorpe in Aswan Governorate, Egypt is a Chalcolithic (4500–3300 BCE) temple complex attributed to Chalcolithic culture.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Rock art
Roman (300 BCE–500 CE) · Roman
Rock Art of Wall Nagar in Aswan Governorate, Egypt is a Roman (300 BCE–500 CE) rock art attributed to Roman culture.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Temple complex
Late Period to Greek (525–332 BCE, Alexander 332 BCE extension) · Egyptian Late–Greek Alexander
Bawiti — Bahariya Temple of Alexander in Giza Governorate (Bahariya), Egypt is a Late Period to Greek (525–332 BCE, Alexander 332 BCE extension) temple-complex attributed to Egyptian Late–Greek…
🇪🇬 Egypt · Temple complex
Byzantine (330–1453 CE) · Byzantine
Rock Wadi Temple Complex in Aswan Governorate, Egypt is a Byzantine (330–1453 CE) temple complex attributed to Byzantine culture.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Late Middle Kingdom, late 12th–13th Dynasty · Ancient Egyptian
Two late 12th / early 13th Dynasty mudbrick pyramid ruins 5 km south of Dahshur at Mazghuna village: Southern pyramid 52.5 m base with intact quartzite sarcophagus and 42 t lid in U-shaped quartzite…
🇪🇬 Egypt · Quarry
Ancestral Pueblo (900–1350 CE) · Ancestral Pueblo
Bal Esker Quarry in Aswan Governorate, Egypt is a Ancestral Pueblo (900–1350 CE) quarry attributed to Ancestral Pueblo culture.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Temple complex
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty c.1479–1458 BCE · Egyptian (New Kingdom, Thutmosid)
Hatshepsut's Djeser-Djeseru (c.1470 BCE) – a three-terraced colonnaded mortuary temple cut into the Theban cliff opposite Karnak, designed by Senenmut.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Archaeological wonder
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Medieval
Bouldnor Cliff Mesolithic Submerged Floor North in Alexandria Coast, Egypt is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) archaeological wonder attributed to Medieval culture.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Ancient city
Predynastic to Old Kingdom (3800–2686 BCE) · Egyptian (Predynastic–Early Dynastic)
Fortified Early Dynastic town wall enclosing palace and world's oldest brewery.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Temple complex
Period Classical · Regional culture Temple-Universal
Harbour Mole Submerged Temple 39 — Egypt Region 3 in Egypt Region 3, Egypt is a Neolithic temple-complex with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Hydraulic works
Old Kingdom Early Dynastic–3rd Dynasty (2700 – 2600 BCE) · Egyptian Old Kingdom (Sneferu–Djoser period)
South wing of oldest masonry dam 2650 BCE 113 m long unfinished collapse in Wadi Garawi.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Rock art
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Classical
Volubilis Olive Press Complex West in Western Desert, Egypt is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) rock art attributed to Classical culture.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Submerged site
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Bronze Age
Heracleion Temple Annex West in Alexandria Coast, Egypt is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) submerged city attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Rock art
Predynastic to Islamic (4000 BCE–1000 CE) · Predynastic Egyptian and later quarrying expeditions
Wadi Hammamat – Eastern Desert wadi between Nile and Red Sea dense with 5,000+ petroglyphs (Predynastic hunters, 4000 BCE ostrich boats, Pharaonic quarrying inscriptions Old Kingdom–Roman).
🇪🇬 Egypt · Megalith
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Classical
Meroe Northern Pyramid Field Extension in Giza Plateau, Egypt is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) megalithic attributed to Classical culture.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Old Kingdom, 3rd Dynasty · Ancient Egyptian
Edfu South small step pyramid 5 km south of Edfu Temple: 18.3 m limestone 3-step to 5.5 m, Huni series c.2630 BCE overlooking Djeba.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Middle Kingdom Senusret II (1897–1878 BCE 12th Dynasty) · Middle Kingdom 12th Dynasty (Illahun)
El Lahun excavated by Petrie 1889–90, Kahun town papyri and Senusret II quartzite sarcophagus.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Ancient city
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Medieval
Jebel Barkal Pyramid North in Giza Plateau, Egypt is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) ancient city attributed to Medieval culture.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Quarry
Ptolemaic to Roman (180 BCE–200 CE) · Ptolemaic / Roman (Upper Egypt)
Desert quarry supplying Kom Ombo's double temple with stuck naos.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Ancient city
Roman · Roman / Egyptian / Greek
Instant Græco-Roman show-city founded by Hadrian Oct 130 CE for drowned Antinous. Hippodamian grid, tetrastyle gates, 3 km colonnaded cardo, circus and temple to Osiris-Antinous. Greek boule papyri.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Ancient city
Ptolemaic to Roman (275 BCE–600 CE) · Ptolemaic Trogodytica trade port
Berenike Trogodytica Eastern Ridge — Red Sea Port Ridge in Red Sea Governorate, Egypt is a Ptolemaic to Roman (275 BCE–600 CE) ancient-city attributed to Ptolemaic Trogodytica trade port.
