Faster access than browser!
36 relations: Charles-Nicolas-Sigisbert Sonnini de Manoncourt, Colossi of Memnon, Dra' Abu el-Naga', Edward William Lane, Egypt, Egypt Standard Time, El-Assasif, El-Khokha, El-Tarif, French Republican Calendar, Governorates of Egypt, Hassan Fathy, Isabella Frances Romer, Johann Michael Vansleb, List of Theban tombs, Luxor, Luxor Governorate, Mamluk, Medinet Habu (location), Melchisédech Thévenot, Mortuary Temple of Seti I, Muhammad Ali of Egypt, Nile, Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, Ramesseum, Richard Pococke, Sheikh, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Supreme Council of Antiquities, Theban Necropolis, UNESCO, Upper Egypt, Urban planning, Vernacular architecture, World Monuments Fund, 2010 World Monuments Watch.
Charles-Nicolas-Sigisbert Sonnini de Manoncourt
Charles-Nicolas-Sigisbert Sonnini de Manoncourt (1 February 1751 – 9 May 1812) was a French naturalist.
New!!: Kurna and Charles-Nicolas-Sigisbert Sonnini de Manoncourt · See more »
Colossi of Memnon
The Colossi of Memnon (italic or es-Salamat) are two massive stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III, who reigned in Egypt during the Dynasty XVIII.
New!!: Kurna and Colossi of Memnon · See more »
Dra' Abu el-Naga'
The necropolis of Dra' Abu el-Naga' is located on the West Bank of the Nile at Thebes, Egypt, just by the entrance of the dry bay that leads up to Deir el-Bahri, and north of the necropolis of el-Assasif.
New!!: Kurna and Dra' Abu el-Naga' · See more »
Edward William Lane
Edward William Lane (17 September 1801 – 10 August 1876) was a British Orientalist, translator and lexicographer.
New!!: Kurna and Edward William Lane · See more »
Egypt
Egypt (مِصر, مَصر, Khēmi), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia by a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula.
New!!: Kurna and Egypt · See more »
Egypt Standard Time
Egypt Standard Time is UTC+2, which is exactly the same as Eastern European Time, and is co-linear with neighboring Libya and Sudan.
New!!: Kurna and Egypt Standard Time · See more »
El-Assasif
El-Assasif is a necropolis on the West Bank at Thebes, Egypt, Upper Egypt.
New!!: Kurna and El-Assasif · See more »
El-Khokha
The necropolis of El-Khokha (الخوخه) is located on the west bank of the river Nile at Thebes, Egypt.
New!!: Kurna and El-Khokha · See more »
El-Tarif
El-Tarif (aṭ-Ṭārif) is a necropolis on the West Bank of the Nile, at the site of ancient Thebes (Luxor), Egypt.
New!!: Kurna and El-Tarif · See more »
French Republican Calendar
The French Republican Calendar (calendrier républicain français), also commonly called the French Revolutionary Calendar (calendrier révolutionnaire français), was a calendar created and implemented during the French Revolution, and used by the French government for about 12 years from late 1793 to 1805, and for 18 days by the Paris Commune in 1871.
New!!: Kurna and French Republican Calendar · See more »
Governorates of Egypt
For administrative purposes, Egypt is divided into twenty-seven governorates (محافظة;; genitive case:; plural: محافظات). Egyptian governorates are the top tier of the country's jurisdiction hierarchy.
New!!: Kurna and Governorates of Egypt · See more »
Hassan Fathy
Hassan Fathy (March 23, 1900 – November 30, 1989, حسن فتحي) was a noted Egyptian architect who pioneered appropriate technology for building in Egypt, especially by working to reestablish the use of adobe and traditional as opposed to western building designs and lay-outs.
New!!: Kurna and Hassan Fathy · See more »
Isabella Frances Romer
Isabella Frances Romer (1798–1852) was an English novelist, travel writer and biographer from London.
New!!: Kurna and Isabella Frances Romer · See more »
Johann Michael Vansleb
Johann Michael Vansleb (1 November 1635 – 1679) was a German theologian, linguist and Egypt traveller.
New!!: Kurna and Johann Michael Vansleb · See more »
List of Theban tombs
The Theban Necropolis is located on the west bank of the Nile, opposite Luxor, in Egypt.
New!!: Kurna and List of Theban tombs · See more »
Luxor
Luxor (الأقصر; Egyptian Arabic:; Sa'idi Arabic) is a city in Upper (southern) Egypt and the capital of Luxor Governorate.
New!!: Kurna and Luxor · See more »
Luxor Governorate
Luxor Governorate (محافظة الأقصر) has been one of Egypt's governorates since 7 December 2009, when former president Hosni Mubarak announced its separation from the Qena Governorate.
New!!: Kurna and Luxor Governorate · See more »
Mamluk
Mamluk (Arabic: مملوك mamlūk (singular), مماليك mamālīk (plural), meaning "property", also transliterated as mamlouk, mamluq, mamluke, mameluk, mameluke, mamaluke or marmeluke) is an Arabic designation for slaves.
New!!: Kurna and Mamluk · See more »
Medinet Habu (location)
Medinet Habu (Arabic: مدينة هابو; Egyptian: Tjamet or Djamet; Coptic: Djeme or Djemi) is an archaeological locality situated near the foot of the Theban Hills on the West Bank of the River Nile opposite the modern city of Luxor, Egypt.
New!!: Kurna and Medinet Habu (location) · See more »
Melchisédech Thévenot
Melchisédech (or Melchisédec) Thévenot (c. 1620 – 29 October 1692) was a French author, scientist, traveler, cartographer, orientalist, inventor, and diplomat.
New!!: Kurna and Melchisédech Thévenot · See more »
Mortuary Temple of Seti I
The Mortuary Temple of Seti I is the memorial temple (or mortuary temple) of the New Kingdom Pharaoh Seti I. It is located in the Theban Necropolis in Upper Egypt, across the River Nile from the modern city of Luxor (Thebes).
New!!: Kurna and Mortuary Temple of Seti I · See more »
Muhammad Ali of Egypt
Muhammad Ali Pasha al-Mas'ud ibn Agha (محمد علی پاشا المسعود بن آغا; محمد علي باشا / ALA-LC: Muḥammad ‘Alī Bāshā; Albanian: Mehmet Ali Pasha; Turkish: Kavalalı Mehmet Ali Paşa; 4 March 1769 – 2 August 1849) was an Ottoman Albanian commander in the Ottoman army, who rose to the rank of Pasha, and became Wāli, and self-declared Khedive of Egypt and Sudan with the Ottomans' temporary approval.
New!!: Kurna and Muhammad Ali of Egypt · See more »
Nile
The Nile River (النيل, Egyptian Arabic en-Nīl, Standard Arabic an-Nīl; ⲫⲓⲁⲣⲱ, P(h)iaro; Ancient Egyptian: Ḥ'pī and Jtrw; Biblical Hebrew:, Ha-Ye'or or, Ha-Shiḥor) is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa, and is commonly regarded as the longest river in the world, though some sources cite the Amazon River as the longest.
New!!: Kurna and Nile · See more »
Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
The Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (postnominal abbr. O.F.M.Cap.) is an order of friars within the Catholic Church, among the chief offshoots of the Franciscans.
New!!: Kurna and Order of Friars Minor Capuchin · See more »
Ramesseum
The Ramesseum is the memorial temple (or mortuary temple) of Pharaoh Ramesses II ("Ramesses the Great", also spelled "Ramses" and "Rameses").
New!!: Kurna and Ramesseum · See more »
Richard Pococke
Richard Pococke (19 November 1704 – 25 September 1765)Notes and Queries, p. 129.
New!!: Kurna and Richard Pococke · See more »
Sheikh
Sheikh (pronounced, or; شيخ, mostly pronounced, plural شيوخ)—also transliterated Sheik, Shykh, Shaik, Shayk, Shaykh, Cheikh, Shekh, and Shaikh—is an honorific title in the Arabic language.
New!!: Kurna and Sheikh · See more »
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna
The necropolis of Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (شيخ عبدالقرنة) is located on the West Bank at Thebes in Upper Egypt.
New!!: Kurna and Sheikh Abd el-Qurna · See more »
Supreme Council of Antiquities
The Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) was a department within the Egyptian Ministry of Culture from 1994 until January 2011, when it became an independent ministry, the Ministry of State for Antiquities (MSA).
New!!: Kurna and Supreme Council of Antiquities · See more »
Theban Necropolis
The Theban Necropolis is a necropolis on the west bank of the Nile, opposite Thebes (Luxor) in Upper Egypt.
New!!: Kurna and Theban Necropolis · See more »
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; Organisation des Nations unies pour l'éducation, la science et la culture) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) based in Paris.
New!!: Kurna and UNESCO · See more »
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt (صعيد مصر, shortened to الصعيد) is the strip of land on both sides of the Nile that extends between Nubia and downriver (northwards) to Lower Egypt.
New!!: Kurna and Upper Egypt · See more »
Urban planning
Urban planning is a technical and political process concerned with the development and design of land use in an urban environment, including air, water, and the infrastructure passing into and out of urban areas, such as transportation, communications, and distribution networks.
New!!: Kurna and Urban planning · See more »
Vernacular architecture
Vernacular architecture is an architectural style that is designed based on local needs, availability of construction materials and reflecting local traditions.
New!!: Kurna and Vernacular architecture · See more »
World Monuments Fund
World Monuments Fund (WMF) is a private, international, non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of historic architecture and cultural heritage sites around the world through fieldwork, advocacy, grantmaking, education, and training.
New!!: Kurna and World Monuments Fund · See more »
2010 World Monuments Watch
The World Monuments Watch is a flagship advocacy program of the New York-based private non-profit organization World Monuments Fund (WMF) that calls international attention to cultural heritage around the world that is threatened by neglect, vandalism, conflict, or disaster.
New!!: Kurna and 2010 World Monuments Watch · See more »
Redirects here:
Abouab, Ckoor'neh, Ckoor’neh, Gourne, Gourneb, Kournou, New Gourna, New Qurna, Qurna (modern town), Qurnah, Qurneh.
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurna
