List of ancient Egyptian sites

This is a list of ancient Egyptian sites, throughout all of Egypt and Nubia. Sites are listed by their classical name whenever possible, if not by their modern name, and lastly with their ancient name if no other is available.

Nomes

The nomes of Ancient Egypt, in lower Egypt
The nomes of Ancient Egypt, in upper Egypt

A nome is a subnational administrative division of Ancient Egypt.

Lower Egypt

Upper Egypt

Lower Egypt (The Nile Delta)

Middle Egypt

The area from about Faiyum to Asyut is usually referred to as Middle Egypt.

Upper Egypt

Northern Upper Egypt

  • Abydos (Ancient: "Abedju")
    • el-'Araba el Madfuna
    • Kom el-Sultan
    • Umm el-Qa'ab
    • Shunet ez Zebib
    • Osireion
  • Apollinopolis Parva (Modern: "Qus", Ancient: "Gesa" or "Gesy")
  • Antaeopolis (Modern: "Qaw el-Kebir", Ancient: "Tjebu" or "Djew-Qa")
  • Ar Raqāqinah (Known as "Reqaqnah")
  • Athribis (Modern: "Wannina", Ancient: "Hut-Repyt")
  • Beit Khallaf
  • Diospolis Parva (Modern: "Hiw", Ancient: "Hut-Sekhem")
  • el-Hawawish
  • el-Salamuni
  • Khemmis or Panopolis (Modern: "Akhmin", Ancient: "Ipu" or "Khent-Min")
  • Gebel el-Haridi
  • Khenoboskion (Modern: "el-Qasr", "el-Saiyad")
  • Koptos (Modern: "Qift", Ancient: "Gebtu")
  • Naga ed-Der
  • Nag' el-Madamud (Ancient: "Mabu")
  • Ombos (Naqada) (Modern: "Naqada", Ancient: "Nubt")
  • Shanhûr

Southern Upper Egypt

Lower Nubia

Map of Nubia

Upper Nubia

Oases and Mediterranean coast

  • Siwa Oasis
    • Aghurmi
    • el-Zeitun
    • Gebel el-Mawta
    • Qaret el-Musabberin
    • Umm el-'Ebeida
  • Bahariya Oasis
    • el-Qasr
    • el-Bawiti
    • el-Hayz
  • Farafra Oasis
    • 'Ain el-Wadi
    • el-Qasr
  • el-Dakhla Oasis
    • Amheida
    • Balat
    • Deir el-Hager
    • el-Qasr
    • Kellis (Modern: "Ismant el-Kharab")
    • Mut el-Kharab
    • Qaret el-Muzawwaqa
  • el-Kharga Oasis
    • Baris
    • Gebel el-Teir
    • Hibis
    • Kysis (Modern: "Dush")
    • Nadurs
    • Qasr el-Ghueida
    • Qasr Zaiyan
  • Mediterranean Coast
    • Zawiyet Umm el-Rakham

Sinai

Eastern Desert

Notes and references

Bibliography

  • Atlas of Ancient Egypt, John Baines & Jaromir Malek, America University of Cairo Press, 2002
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