Karnak Temple Lower Egypt

Located on the east bank of the River Nile on the site of the ancient city of Thebes

Known to ancient Egyptians as Ipet-Sut ("the most select of places")

Covers more than 100 hectares (247 acres) and is one of the largest religious complexes in the world

Consists of the temples of the original local god Montu, and those of Amun, Mut and Khonsu, the Theban triad

Temple at Karnak may go back to the Old Kingdom (about 2613-2160 BC), but the earliest visible remains are of the Twelfth Dynasty (1938-1756 BC)

Complex contains a 30m (97ft) tall obelisk that weighs 323 tonnes

Second most visited tourist attraction in Egypt after the pyramids at Giza