Ancient Temples & Heritage Sites

This collection spans the Aswan Governorate, showcasing monumental architecture from the Pharaonic, Ptolemaic, and Roman periods. Highlights include the rock-cut temples of Abu Simbel and the island complex of Philae, both famously relocated by UNESCO to escape the rising waters of Lake Nasser. The list features the symmetrical double temple of Kom Ombo, the exceptionally preserved Temple of Horus at Edfu, and the Unfinished Obelisk, providing insight into ancient stone-carving techniques. Also included are the desert ruins of El Kab and the Nubian Museum.

Ancient Temples & Heritage Sites — Harita

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Temple of Horus in Edfu

The Temple of Edfu is an Egyptian temple located on the west bank of the Nile in Edfu, Upper Egypt.

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Philae Temple

A magnificent temple consecrated to Isis. It has been moved by UNESCO to save it from flooding caused by the dam construction.

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Temple of Kom Ombo

The Temple of Kom Ombo is an unusual double temple in the town of Kom Ombo in Aswan Governorate, Upper Egypt.

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Abu Simbel

Abu Simbel is a historic site comprising two massive rock-cut temples in the village of Abu Simbel, Aswan Governorate, Upper Egypt, near…

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Unfinished obelisk

The unfinished obelisk is the largest known ancient obelisk and is located in the northern region of the stone quarries of ancient Egypt…

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Nubian Museum

The Nubian Museum is an archaeological museum located in Aswan, Upper Egypt.

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Saint Simeon Monastery

A monumental monastery that served as a fortress when resisting to Islam conquest. Its fortification walls seem impressive even today.

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Maharraqa

Temple of Al-Maharraqa is an ancient Egyptian Temple dedicated to Isis and Serapis.

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Ed Dakka Temple

Ad-Dakka was a place in Lower Nubia. It is the site of the Greco-Roman Temple of Dakka, dedicated to Thoth, the god of wisdom in the ancient…

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Wadi es-Sebua Temple

Wadi es-Sebua, or Valley of the Lions, is the site of two New Kingdom Egyptian temples, including one speos temple constructed by the 19th…

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Amon Temple

A New Kingdom sanctuary dedicated to Amun-Ra, featuring a sphinx-lined avenue and rock-cut chambers constructed during the reign of Ramesses II.

Francisco Esponda / CC-BY-SA

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Nefertari's Temple of Hathor

The smaller of the two Abu Simbel temples, dedicated to the goddess Hathor. It features six colossal standing statues on its facade, four representing Ramesses II and two of his queen.

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Temple of Dendur

The Temple of Dendur is an ancient Egyptian temple built by the Roman governor of Egypt, Petronius, around 15 B.C., as one of many Egyptian…

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Gerf Hussein

The temple of Gerf Hussein was dedicated to pharaoh Ramesses II and built by the Setau, Viceroy of Nubia.

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Temple of Beit el-Wali

A rock-cut sanctuary commissioned by Ramesses II, originally located near Kalabsha. It contains well-preserved painted reliefs depicting the pharaoh's military campaigns in Nubia and Libya.

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Temple of Derr

A 19th-Dynasty rock-cut sanctuary built by Ramesses II. Dedicated to Ra-Horakhty, it is the only temple of its kind on the east bank of the Nile in Nubia.

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Trajan's Kiosk

An unfinished hypethral structure on Agilkia Island, characterized by fourteen massive columns with floral capitals. It was built during the reign of the Roman Emperor Trajan.

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Ancient town of Nikhab

One of the oldest settlements in Upper Egypt, surrounded by massive mud-brick walls. The site contains rock-cut tombs of the New Kingdom and temples dedicated to the vulture goddess Nekhbet.