Religious sites in Egypt

Egypt's Sacred Sites

Egypt’s religious landscape spans millennia, from the monotheistic revolution of Akhenaten at Amarna to the grand Greco-Roman temples of Nubia, such as Wadi es-Sebua and the Temple of Dakka. This collection features significant Christian landmarks like the 5th-century White Monastery and the modern Cathedral of the Nativity. Islamic heritage is represented by the 13th-century Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi Mosque in Alexandria and the remote desert shrine of Sufi leader Imam Shadhili.

El Morsi Abou El Abbas Mosque

The Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi Mosque is an Egyptian mosque in the city of Alexandria.

Royal Tomb of Eknathon

Amarna is an extensive Egyptian archaeological site containing the remains of what was the capital city of the late Eighteenth Dynasty.

Royal Tomb of Akhenaten

The Royal Tomb of Akhenaten, located in the Royal Wadi at Amarna, is the burial place of the Eighteenth Dynasty pharaoh Akhenaten.

Northern tombs

Amarna is an extensive Egyptian archaeological site containing the remains of what was the capital city of the late Eighteenth Dynasty.

Amarna

Amarna is an extensive Egyptian archaeological site containing the remains of what was the capital city of the late Eighteenth Dynasty.

Maharraqa

Temple of Al-Maharraqa is an ancient Egyptian Temple dedicated to Isis and Serapis.

Ed Dakka Temple

Ad-Dakka was a place in Lower Nubia. It is the site of the Greco-Roman Temple of Dakka, dedicated to Thoth, the god of wisdom in the ancient…

Wadi es-Sebua Temple

Wadi es-Sebua, or Valley of the Lions, is the site of two New Kingdom Egyptian temples, including one speos temple constructed by the 19th…

Amon Temple

New Kingdom temple dedicated to Amun, relocated during the International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia to protect it from Lake Nasser.

Re & Thot Temple

Small Nubian temple dedicated to the deities Ra-Horakhty and Thoth, situated within the Wadi es-Sebua archaeological complex.

White Monastery

The Coptic White Monastery, also The Monastery of Abba Shenouda and The Athribian Monastery is a Coptic Orthodox monastery named after…

Cathedral of the Nativity

Large Coptic Orthodox cathedral in the New Administrative Capital, inaugurated in 2019 as the largest Oriental Orthodox place of worship in the Middle East.