Back Thebe, Egipte Afrikaans ጤቤስ Amharic طيبة (مصر) Arabic طيبه ARZ Teben Azerbaijani Фівы (Егіпет) Byelorussian Тэбы (Эгіпет) BE-X-OLD Тива (Египет) Bulgarian Thebai (Egipt) Breton Teba (Egipat) BS
| Waset Θῆβαι | |
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  Shown within Egypt | |
| Location | Luxor, Luxor Governorate, Egypt |
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| Region | Upper Egypt |
| Coordinates | 25°43′14″N 32°36′37″E / 25.72056°N 32.61028°E |
| Type | Settlement |
| Official name | Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | I, III, VI |
| Designated | 1979 (3rd session) |
| Reference no. | 87 |
| Region | Arab States |
Thebes (Θῆβαι, Thēbai) was a city in Ancient Egypt about 800 km south of the Mediterranean Sea, on the east bank of the river Nile (25°42′00″N 32°38′42″E / 25.7°N 32.645°E). It was the capital of Waset, the fourth Upper Egyptian nome.