Thebes

Thebes was an ancient city of Egypt of great renown. It was actually a Greek name for that city once capital of Upper Egypt. It was the capital city of ancient Egypt during c.1550-1290 BC under the 18th dynasty.

The ruins of this ancient city are lying about 675 km south of Cairo. Major temples of Luxor and Karnak are there.

The city covered 10 sq. m. of the valley of the Nile on both sides of the river, 300 m. SE. of Cairo; now represented by imposing ruins of temples, palaces, tombs, and statues of colossal size, amid which the
humble dwellings of four villages - Luxor, Karnack, Medinet Habu, and Kurna - have been raised. The period of its greatest flourishing extended from about 1600 to 1100 B.C., but some of its ruins have been dated as far back as 2500 B.C.