Karnak
Americannoun
noun
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Today, Karnak Temple sits about 500 meters east of the Nile near Luxor, once the religious capital of ancient Egypt known as Thebes.
From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2026
"Our research presents the clearest understanding of the landscape upon which the ancient Egyptians founded their temple at Karnak approximately 4000 years ago," says Dr. Angus Graham, Uppsala University, who led the team.
From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2026
The ruins of these temples are located at Karnak in southern Egypt.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
The District Commissioners had to authorize the largest components: 10 pillars, including four modeled after columns in the Temple of Karnak in Luxor.
From Washington Post • Feb. 25, 2023
Champollion walked the Great Hypostyle Hall at Karnak and casually read the inscriptions, which had mystified everyone else, answering the question he had posed as a child to Fourier.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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