The west bank of Luxor had been the site of royal burials since around 2100 BC, but it was the pharaohs of the New Kingdom period (1550–1069 BC) who chose this isolated valley dominated by the pyramid-shaped mountain peak of Al Qurn (The Horn). Once called the Great Necropolis of Millions of Years of Pharaoh,...Read More

In the 7th century AD it was named after a Coptic monastery, known as the “Northern monastery”, today it is known as the Temple of Deir El-Bahri, which means in Arabic, the “Temple of the Northern monastery”. This lovely structure is found in a steep half-circle of cliffs on the west bank of the Nile...Read More

Esna Lock has 2 entrances, the front entrance is 32 meters in length while the back entrance is 29.3 meters long. 40 meters in depth Diaphragm walls deep been used to construct the Lock and a bridge been constructed and rested over the walls. Filling the lock with water and emptying it is carried out...Read More