Middle Egypt Attractions
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Middle Egypt Attractions

Beni Hasan, Tell el-Amarna, Minya, Asyut and Middle Egypt's lesser-visited sites.

Top attractions

Top Attractions in Middle Egypt

Explore the headline places in the Middle Egypt cluster.

The rock-cut tomb entrance of Amenemhat (BH 2) at Beni Hasan, with its two columns and an iron gate
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Beni Hasan

Middle Kingdom rock tombs whose painted walls show wrestling, crafts and daily work.

Ruins and a standing stone pillar at the ancient city of Tell el-Amarna
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Tell el-Amarna

Akhenaten's purpose-built capital, raised for a single god and abandoned within a generation.

The tomb of Petosiris at Tuna el-Gebel, seen across the desert sand
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Tuna el-Gebel

Catacombs of sacred ibises and baboons, and a Greek-Egyptian tomb built like a temple.

Travel notes

Visiting Middle Egypt

Best paired with Cairo or Luxor by overnight train. Allow extra time for the drive.

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