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Ancient Egypt Map

First is a map with the ancient Egyptians names on ancient Egyptian cities, find todays corresponding cities below the map. Last is a full map of Egypt including the Western Desert and Sinai.

The Nile Valley and Delta with the ancient Egyptian city names.

Ancient Egyptian cities from north to south:
Ancient Tmn-Hor is todays Damanhur, Pr-Banab Djedet is Tell al-Rub, Djane is Tanis city and Pr-Bastet is Tell Basta where the famous cat temple lay in ancient times. There was no Cairo until one thousand years ago, but the capital of different period, Hwt-ka-Ptah (Memphis) was on the west bank and Yunu on the east. Yunu is the temple area called On in the bible and later Heliopolis. To-She is the manmade oasis of Fayoum and Khmunu the capital and temple for Thoth, later the town was called Hermopolis Magna and the city close by is Minia. On the east bank one find remains of Akhetaten, the shortlived but legendary capital of Enchaton. Abedju was the name for the place we today find Abydos temple and Iunet the area for the Hathor temple in Dendera. Waset is the ancient name for Luxor and not the Greek name Thebes. Ta-Sna is Esna, Nekheb El-Kab and Djeba the temple area of Edfu. Further south Nebet or today Kom Ombo and Abu is the ancient name for Aswan. Kemet, "the Black Land" is the ancient name of Egypt while Deshret "the Red Land" was the name for the desert.

Greater Cairo map

This is a map of Greater Cairo with all main districts from the pyramids in west to Cairo International Airport in east.

Full Egypt Map

Map of Egypt including the Western and Eastern Desert and the Sinai peninsula.

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MAPs OF EGYPT  

We provide you with maps of Egypt, a full map including the Nile valley, the deserts and Sinai. Map of Greater Cairo and a very special Nile Valley map with the original Ancient Egyptian names. More maps will be added including plan drawings of important monuments.