City Known to the Ancient Egyptians as Waset

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Futuristic City , Group 995, Puzzle 5 (Dna Sequencing).

Question is: City Known to the Ancient Egyptians as Waset

and the answer is: THEBES

Word Meaning:

THEBES — plural of thebe

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