Karnak

American

[kahr-nak] / ˈkɑr næk /

noun

a village in E Egypt, on the Nile: the northern part of the ruins of ancient Thebes.

Karnak British

/ ˈkɑːnæk /

noun

a village in E Egypt, on the Nile: site of the N part of the ruins of ancient Thebes

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"Our research presents the clearest understanding of the landscape upon which the ancient Egyptians founded their temple at Karnak approximately 4000 years ago," says Dr. Angus Graham, Uppsala University, who led the team.

From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2026

An international team of researchers led by Uppsala University has completed the most extensive geoarchaeological investigation ever conducted at Egypt's Karnak Temple complex.

From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2026

The ruins of these temples are located at Karnak in southern Egypt.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

The Amazing Karnak, a mechanical fortune teller, brooks little competition as the main draw of “Ride the Cyclone,” the ingeniously dark and funny musical now at Arena Stage.

From Washington Post • Jan. 23, 2023

Champollion walked the Great Hypostyle Hall at Karnak and casually read the inscriptions, which had mystified everyone else, answering the question he had posed as a child to Fourier.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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