English 
Español
Be witness on the glory of Abydos city which consider the most ancient cities of Upper Egypt, now known as El Arabah, it is fascinating with remarkable archaeological remains from all the eras of ancient Egypt History, feast your eyes with completely covered monuments, the ruins of Abydos cover approximately 6 kilometers from north to south and 3 kilometers from west to east.
Unleash your inner adventure while scout around the most mysterious parts of Abydos city cemeteries and the temple of Seti I.
The Northern cemetery:
The northern cemetery of Abydos city is the largest tomb there, it date back to Middle Kingdom.
The middle cemetery:
It was used as cemetery for animals and dated back to archaic period.
The Southern Cemetery:
This cemetery date back to the roman era, the southern cemetery had been forbidden to be used as a burial place because it was the sacred route for the religious procession of Osiris during the festival.
The Temple of Seti I:
Amuse yourself while explore the ravishing finds of this fascinating temple which is located at Abydos, in a scenic location surrounded by palm trees sits the Temple of Seti I, constructed by Seti I, son of Ramses I, and father of Ramses II, The temple is built of limestone with some parts of sandstone, Seti I was one of Egypt’s greatest rulers and builders; he constructed one of the land’s most magnificent temples at Abydos, and the Great Hypostyle Hall in Karnak.
Feel charming with the artwork and architecture of this temple of Seti I has two unique features, it built as a mortuary temple, but the King Seti I has never been buried there and he was buried in the Valley of the Kings, The Temple takes the inverted L letter shape, as for the second one is that it is dedicated to 7 different deities, Two kinds of rituals were performed in this temple, the traditional daily ritual for the deities and the funerary ritual which was performed inside the shrine of Seti I.
