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Where Gods Walked and Kings Still Sleep

From the Arabic al-Uqṣur, meaning the Palaces — stands on the site of ancient Waset, the City of the Sceptre, a name symbolizing royal power and divine authority. Known as Waset in Pharaonic times and later as Thebes under Greek and Roman rule, the city served as Egypt’s political and religious capital during the Middle and New Kingdoms — c. 2050 to 1070 BCE —, shaping its enduring role as a center of kingship, worship, and monumental architecture.