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Thebes
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Thebes
Today
Luxor
What it was
The religious capital of the empire. Karnak grew for more than a millennium into the largest religious structure ever built, and the wealth of Amun's priesthood eventually rivalled the throne itself.
When it mattered most
New Kingdom
What is actually there now
Karnak and Luxor temples on the east bank; the Valley of the Kings, the Valley of the Queens, Deir el-Bahari and the workers' village of Deir el-Medina on the west.
Worshipped here