ancient ruins
Temple of Philae
An ancient Egyptian temple complex dedicated to the goddess Isis, relocated to Agilkia Island to save it from flooding, and one of the last places where hieroglyphs were carved.
51 km · about 60 min drive
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Kom Ombo
Aswan, Egypt · Africa
About Kom Ombo
Kom Ombo sits on the route: 15 minutes from Darāw, 51km from Temple of Philae.
Kom Ombo is in Aswan, Egypt, with about 410,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Darāw, about 8 km away.
Kom Ombo (Egyptian Arabic: كوم أمبو; Coptic: ⲙ̄ⲃⲱ əmbō or ⲛ̄ⲃⲱ ənbō; Ancient Greek: Ὄμβοι Omboi or Ὄμβος Ombos; or Latin: Ambo and Ombi) is an agricultural town in Egypt famous for the Temple of Kom Ombo. It was originally an ancient Egyptian city called Nubt, meaning City of Gold (not to be confused with the cityRead more
north of Naqada that was also called Nubt/Ombos). Nubt is also known as Nubet or Nubyt (Nbyt). It became a Greek settlement during the Greco-Roman Period. The town's location on the Nile, 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Aswan (Syene), gave it some control over trade routes from Nubia to the Nile Valley, but its main rise to prominence came with the erection of the Temple of Kom Ombo in the 2nd century BC.
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What is there to see near Kom Ombo?
Within an hour or so of Kom Ombo: Temple of Philae (51 km).
Where is Kom Ombo?
Kom Ombo is in Aswan, Egypt, about 8 km from Darāw.
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- Population
- 409,311
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Egypt
- Region
- Aswan
- Timezone
- Africa/Cairo
- Coordinates
- 24.4767, 32.9463
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