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Sacred Lake at Karnak
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PeterStar
February 6, 2026
Hiking
The Obelisk of Hatshepsut
This is the most impressive of all. It stands between the 4th and 5th pylons.
Size & Weight: It is approximately 30 meters high and weighs about 340 tons. This makes it the tallest standing obelisk in Egypt.
Material: It is made from a single piece of pink granite quarried in Aswan.
Special Feature: Originally, the top was coated with electrum (an alloy of gold and silver) so that it would reflect sunlight and shine far and wide.
This is the most impressive of all. It stands between the 4th and 5th pylons.
Size & Weight: It is approximately 30 meters high and weighs about 340 tons. This makes it the tallest standing obelisk in Egypt.
Material: It is made from a single piece of pink granite quarried in Aswan.
Special Feature: Originally, the top was coated with electrum (an alloy of gold and silver) so that it would reflect sunlight and shine far and wide.
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Robin S.
November 1, 2024
Hiking
The lake was used to determine the water level of the Nile using the Nilometer and the tax was calculated accordingly.
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Swiss_Naturelover
March 19, 2025
Hiking
The Sacred Lake is a vast rectangular basin, 200m long by 117m wide, situated in the area
delimited by the Amun sanctuary in the North and the first two courtyards …
delimited by the Amun sanctuary in the North and the first two courtyards …
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Elevation 90 m
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