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Beni Hasan
Middle Kingdom rock tombs whose painted walls show wrestling, crafts and daily work.
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Tell el-Amarna
Akhenaten's purpose-built capital, raised for a single god and abandoned within a generation.
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Tuna el-Gebel
Catacombs of sacred ibises and baboons, and a Greek-Egyptian tomb built like a temple.
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Visiting Middle Egypt
Best paired with Cairo or Luxor by overnight train. Allow extra time for the drive.
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