Why visit Armant
Townapedia lists 3 museums and landmarks in and around town.
Highlights include El-Tod and Hermonthis.
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About Armant
Armant (Arabic: أرْمَنْت; Ancient Egyptian: jwn.w-n-mnṯ.w or jwn.w-šmꜥ.w; Bohairic: ⲉⲣⲙⲟⲛⲧ; Sahidic: ⲣ̄ⲙⲟⲛⲧ), also known as Hermonthis (Ancient Greek: Ἕρμωνθις), is a town located about 19 km (12 miles) south of Thebes. It was an important Middle Kingdom town, which was enlarged during the Eighteenth Dynasty. It is located today in the Luxor Governorate on the west bank of the Nile.
From the Wikipedia article Armant, Egypt (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks3
El-Tod
Monument and historic site · 4.2 km
Town and archaeological site in Egypt
History
The Ancient Egyptian name for the city meant "the Heliopolis of Montu", an Egyptian god whose root of name means "nomad". Montu was associated with raging bulls, strength and war. He was also said to manifest himself in a white bull with a black face, which was referred to as the Bakha. Egypt's greatest general-kings called themselves Mighty Bulls, the sons of Montu. In the famous narrative of the Battle of Kadesh, Ramesses II was said to have seen the enemy and "raged at them like Montu, Lord of Thebes".
A temple dedicated to Montu existed at Hermonthis as early as the Eleventh Dynasty, which perhaps originated at Hermonthis. Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II is the earliest builder known with certainty. Important additions were made during the Twelfth dynasty and during the New Kingdom. Destroyed during the Late Period, a new temple was started in the reign of Nectanebo II and was continued by the Ptolemies. Cleopatra VII and Ptolemy XV Caesarion added a birth house with a sacred lake. The building remained visible until the nineteenth century, when it was recycled to build a sugar factory. Only the remains of the pylon of Thutmose III are visible today.
From the History section of Armant, Egypt on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Armant
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Getting there and nearby towns
Luxor International Airport (LXR) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 17 km away.
- Ţūd 4 km south, about 4 min by car
- Al Bayāḑīyah 11 km northeast, about 11 min by car
- Luxor 13 km northeast, about 13 min by car
- Aţ Ţārif 16 km northeast, about 16 min by car
- Az Zaynīyah Qiblī 20 km northeast, about 20 min by car
- Jarājūs 35 km northeast, about 35 min by car
- Naqādah 36 km northeast, about 36 min by car
- Esna 36 km south, about 36 min by car
- Qūş 40 km northeast, about 40 min by car
- As Sibā‘īyah 49 km south, about 49 min by car
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