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Thebes, Egypt

Northern Africa

Thebes was an ancient Egyptian city on the Nile River, in Upper Egypt's fourth nome, whose ruins now lie within the modern city of Luxor. It served as Egypt's capital during much of the Middle and New Kingdoms and was the country's leading religious center, devoted to the chief deity Amun, and by around 1500 BC it had likely become the largest city in the world, with a population of about 75,000, a position it held until roughly 900 BC; ancient Thebes and its necropolis were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979.

Facts
Founding Year
3200 BCE 1
Elevation (m)
78 1
Latitude
25.720556 degrees north 1
Longitude
32.610278 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Dry 3
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 4
Sources
1. Thebes, Egypt (Wikidata)
  • P571 (inception)
    -3200-00-00T00:00:00Z
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 25.720556, longitude 32.610278
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 78 m
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 25.7206,32.6103
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 79.0
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 25.75, 32.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 25.75, 32.75
25.75 32.75 BWh
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4. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, africa zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Africa/Cairo; EG has this one zone in zone1970.tab
Quote, Zone Africa/Cairo; EG has this one zone in zone1970.tab
Zone Africa/Cairo 2:05:09 - LMT 1900 Oct ... 2:00 Egypt EE%sT
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Thebes, Egypt (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Northern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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