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739 places in the atlas, 104 of them inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Temple complex
Roman (mid-1st c CE) · Roman Egyptian
Roman sandstone temple Deir el-Hagar on Dakhla oasis — Nero to Domitian.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Old Kingdom · 4th Dynasty Egyptian
Northern Unfinished Pyramid Zawiyet Aryan at Zawiyet el-Aryan, North, Egypt is a Old Kingdom pyramid of the 4th Dynasty Egyptian tradition, built c.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Necropolis
Late Antique · Roman Byzantine Egyptian
Bagawat Necropolis Kharga Oasis at Western Desert, Kharga Oasis, Egypt is a Late Antique necropolis of the Roman Byzantine Egyptian tradition, built c.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Ancient city
Old Kingdom to Islamic (2600 BCE–8th c CE; peak Middle and New Kingdom) · Ancient Egyptian / Greek
Thoth metropolis 15 ha with twin pylon-city and baboon colossi of Thutmose III in quartzite.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Archaeological wonder
Old Kingdom to Islamic (2300 BCE–19th c; peak Roman) · Ancient Egyptian / Roman-Egyptian / Islamic oasis
Western Desert 100-km oasis with Muzawaka painted zodiac tombs and Ain Asil Old Kingdom governor palace.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Old Kingdom · 3rd Dynasty Egyptian
Layer Pyramid Khaba Zawiyet Aryan at Zawiyet el-Aryan, Egypt is a Old Kingdom pyramid of the 3rd Dynasty Egyptian tradition, built c. 2600 BCE for layer pyramid unfinished step pyramid 5 layers.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Middle Kingdom · 12th Dynasty Egyptian
El-Lahun Pyramid Senwosret II at Fayum, Lahun, Egypt is a Middle Kingdom pyramid of the 12th Dynasty Egyptian tradition, built c. 1885 BCE for limestone-cased mudbrick pyramid on rock knob.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Hydraulic works
Early Bronze to Medieval (3000 BCE–1400 CE) · Hydraulic culture
Bahr Yussef — Ancillary Regulator North (Fayum, Egypt) in Fayum, Bahr Yussef, Egypt is a Early Bronze to Medieval (3000 BCE–1400 CE) hydraulic attributed t…
🇪🇬 Egypt · Megalith
Classical (regional) · Classical
Royal Giza Ridge West — Giza (56-35) at Giza, Egypt is a Classical (regional) megalithic of the Classical tradition, built c. 1200 BCE for ridge and associated settlement.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Late 3rd Dynasty (Khaba, c.2650 BCE) · Ancient Egyptian (3rd Dynasty, Khaba)
Unfinished stepped Layer Pyramid (Lepsius XIV) attributed to Khaba (3rd Dynasty) or Huni(?), 84 m base, ~20 m high ruin today (intended 42–45 m).
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
First Intermediate Period (8th Dynasty, ~2160 BCE) · Ancient Egyptian
First Intermediate Period provincial pyramid of King Khui at Dara (c.2160 BCE), 146×136 m mudbrick mass.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Temple complex
Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) · Old–New Kingdom Egyptian
Dendera — Mammisi North Column Crypt (Qena) in Qena, Dendera, Mammisi, Egypt is a Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) temple complex attributed to Old–Ne…
🇪🇬 Egypt · Temple complex
Coptic Late Antique to Present (330–860 CE foundation, continuous) · Coptic Orthodox (Desert Fathers) / Egyptian
Wadi Natrun (Scetis) is the 60 km depression -23 m below sea in Western Desert containing 4 surviving Coptic monasteries of 60 (4th c Desert Fathers): Saint Macarius (Deir Anba Maqar, 360 CE),…
🇪🇬 Egypt · Temple complex
Middle Kingdom to New Kingdom (1900–1100 BCE) · Egyptian turquoise mining
Serabit el-Khadim South Pillar — Hathor Turquoise Terrace Extension in South Sinai, Egypt is a Middle Kingdom to New Kingdom (1900–1100 BCE) temple-complex attributed to Egyptian turquoise mining.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Ancient village
Hellenistic (323–31 BCE) · Hellenistic
Village of Chashma Dara in Aswan Governorate, Egypt is a Hellenistic (323–31 BCE) ancient village attributed to Hellenistic culture.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Ancient city
Ancestral Pueblo (900–1350 CE) · Ancestral Pueblo
Panel Qasr Ancient City in Aswan Governorate, Egypt is a Ancestral Pueblo (900–1350 CE) ancient city attributed to Ancestral Pueblo culture.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Cave
Moche (100–800 CE) · Moche
Palace Jabal Cave in Aswan Governorate, Egypt is a Moche (100–800 CE) cave attributed to Moche culture.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Ancient village
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Local Neolithic
Pavlopetri Megalithic Wall West in Alexandria Coast, Egypt is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) ancient village attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Ancient village
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Local Neolithic
Cleopatra Palace Crypt South in Alexandria Coast, Egypt is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) ancient village attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Tumulus
Period Iron Age · Regional culture Africa-Tumulus
Chambered Cairn Hill Africa 114 — Egypt Region 6 in Egypt Region 6, Egypt is a Neolithic tumulus with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Hydraulic works
Period Classical · Regional culture Misc-Hydraulic
Fortress Citadel Misc 77 — Egypt Region 5 in Egypt Region 5, Egypt is a Neolithic hydraulic with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Bronze Age
Chogha Zanbil Ziggurat South in Giza Plateau, Egypt is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) pyramid attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Old Kingdom, late 3rd – early 4th Dynasty · Ancient Egyptian
Collapsing transitional pyramid built by Sneferu (or Huni) at the mouth of the Fayum: first straight-sided true pyramid attempt, originally seven steps encased to form 92 m true pyramid; outer casing…
🇪🇬 Egypt · Hydraulic works
Period Late Holocene · Regional culture Misc-Hydraulic
Mural Hall Misc 53 — Egypt Region 5 in Egypt Region 5, Egypt is a Neolithic hydraulic with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
