Minya & Middle Egypt · Historical Sites

🏛️ Tell el-Amarna

تل العمارنة

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The ruined capital of the rebel pharaoh Akhenaten and Nefertiti, with rock tombs carved into the desert cliffs.

Local tip: You cross the Nile by local ferry, then a tractor-trailer takes you around.

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More places in Minya & Middle Egypt

• Beni Hasan Tombs
• Tuna el-Gebel
• Minya Corniche
• Hotels on the Minya Corniche
• Hermopolis (Ashmunein)
• Al-Muharraq Monastery
• Zawyet Sultan
• Monastery of Gabal al-Tayr