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Egypt Temples

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The Karnak Temple

(Temple Of Amon-Re)

The Temple of Karnak is the largest Temple in the World !

The complex contains a group of Temples such as the Great Temple of Amon Ra, The Temple of Khonso, The Ipt Temple, The Temple of Ptah, the Temple of Monthu and the Temple of the God Osiris. A 20m high, mud brick enclosure wall, surrounded all of these buildings.....

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Temple of Dandra

 (goddess Hathor)

The Temple of Goddess Hathor is located about 4KM from the River Nile, on its west bank, roughly opposite the city of Qena, the capital of the province and governorate of Qena (population - 2,000,000),which is inhabited by both Coptic and Muslims. This town is very famous for the manufacture of water pots, called “gula” jars in Arabic.....

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 Edfu 

(Temple of God Horus)

Edfu is located 60 Km to the north of Aswan. It was the  2nd nome of Upper Egypt and the center of the cult of a triad of gods which consists of Horus of Behdet, Hathor, and their son Hor - Sama- Tawy.

In the old Greek documents, Edfu was known by  Apollopolis Magna  because the Greek identified Horus with God Apollo. Edfu was a flourishing city during ancient Times. Today the most important monument in the city of Edfu is the temple of Horus which is considered one of the most beautiful and preserved temples in Egypt.....

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Luxor Temple

Luxor Temple, or The Temple of Luxor, is among the most beautiful Temples in Egypt. It was known in the New Kingdom period as Ipt-Rsyt, which means the southern shrine. This was to differentiate between this Temple and Karnak Temple, which was the northern house of

Amon Ra .....

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Temple of Esna

(Temple of God Khnum)

The Temple of Goddess Hathor is located about 4KM from the River Nile, on its west bank, roughly opposite the city of Qena, the capital of the province and governorate of Qena (population - 2,000,000),which is inhabited by both Coptic and Muslims. This town is very famous for the manufacture of water pots, called “gula” jars in Arabic.....

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Philae Island

( Temple of ISIS )

A great temple which occupies about the quarter of the island area. It is the main temple of the island with its huge an complete pylons and beautiful scenes. The works of its construction began during the reign of Ptolemy II, then some others Ptolemaic kings contributed by adding some additions to the main temple like Ptolemy IV, Ptolemy V, PtolomeusVI, Ptolemy II and Ptolemy XI.

The temple was built of the same style of the temples of the New kingdom in addition to some other elements which appeared in the Greco-Roman period such as the Mammisi ( the House of the divine birth of Horus), and the Nilometer...

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The Temple of Queen

Hatshepsut

The Temple of Deir El-Bahri is one of the most characteristic temples in the whole of Egypt, due to its design and decorations. It was built of limestone, not sandstone like most of the other funerary temples of the New Kingdom period....

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Temple of Kom Ombo

The Temple of Kom ombo was mainly dedicated to the God Sobek, the crocodile God, together with his wife, in another form of the Goddess Hathor. The Temple is of Greco-Roman structure, dating back to the year 119 BC, when Ptolemy VI, who started the construction, built it out of limestone.....

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The Temple of Abu simbel

The Temples of Abu Simbel are among to the most interesting Pharaonic Temples. Located close to the southern border with the Sudan, it is 280 km south of Aswan and consists of two, rock-cut Temples, which both date back to the reign of King Ramses II (1290-1223 BC) Unfortunately these unique Temples suffered from the raising water of Lake Nasser while the High Dam was being built.....

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