Last updated on 06 February 09
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Malqata

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Only the earthworks survive from the ceremonial lake and Temple of Amun built by Amenophis III. It once included a temple, a palace and a lake. Kemp describes the lake as 'Egypt's largest earthwork' and the mounds as an 'early example of landscaping'. It is approximately 2km long by 1 km wide. A tomb inscription records that at the King's jubilee explains how it was used by the king and his. 'They were directed to the lake of His Majesty to row in the king's barge. They grasped the towropes of the Evening Barge and the prow rope of the Morning Barge, and they towed the barges at the great place. They stopped at the steps of the throne'. [The Epigraphic Survey The Tomb of Kheruef (Oriental Institute Publications 102) Chicago 1980]

Address - Luxor, Egypt
Website - Visit the Malqata website

Local Hotels

Hotels within 30km as the crow flies from this garden.

Ramsess Hostel (3km away)
From $16.50 to $41.00
Emilio Hotel (4km away)
From $30.00 to $195.00
Susanna Hotel (4km away)
From $30.00 to $70.00
Sofitel Winter Palace Luxor (4km away)
From $187.06 to $1073.91
Pyramisa Isis Hotel & Suites Luxor (4km away)
From $60.00 to $135.00
Gaddis Hotel (4km away)
From $16.00 to $81.00
Sheraton Luxor Resort (4km away)
From $72.00 to $212.00
El Luxor Hotel (4km away)
From $40.00 to $90.00

Nearby Gardens

Gardens within 30km as the crow flies from this garden.

Medinet Habu (0km away)
Ramesseum (1km away)
Domain of Amun (2km away)
Temple of Hatshepsut (2km away)
(4.7/5)
Temple of Mentuhotpe II (2km away)
Seti I Temple (3km away)
Temple of Luxor (4km away)

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over 4 years ago Mahmoud said
I don't see how Malqata can ever have been a 'landscape garden'. There is no water. It is just desert.

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