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Aswan Governorate, Egypt

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Temple of Kom Ombo Reviews | Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars (7 reviews)

Temple of Kom Ombo is located in Aswan Governorate, Egypt on Nagoa Ash Shatb, Markaz Kom Ombo. Temple of Kom Ombo is rated 4.7 out of 5 in the category shrine in Egypt.

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Nagoa Ash Shatb, Markaz Kom Ombo

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Wheelchair-accessible car parkWheelchair-accessible entrance

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Mahmud Sabir

This temple was established during the reign of Ptolemy VI Philomator, but its decoration was only completed in the Roman era at the time of Emperor Tiberius, and we see in this temple also the same features that we find in other Ptolemaic Egyptian temples in terms of design, architecture and decoration. However, this temple has a special feature that resulted from Local worship in the place, where people used to worship two local deities, namely Sobek and Horus with the head of a falcon, and despite the difference between these two deities in origin and character, they lived side by side for many centuries without mixing or bonding with each other, and then it is not found in This temple has two sanctuaries adjacent to the sanctities only, but in it there are also doors on the axis of each of these saints next to each other, in the outer wall and in the walls of the two pillars halls and beyond, and accordingly the temple is divided into two parts, each of which is dedicated to worshiping one of these two gods. The walls of this temple were decorated with a genuine Egyptian ornament, characterized by its delicacy, good harmony, and the beauty of the balance between the characters of its scenes and the surrounding hieroglyphic inscriptions that complement these scenes.

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Isabelle Marie

We visited Kom Ombo temple in the afternoon in January 2019. Located along Nile river, the temple is divided into 2 parts. One part is of the temple is dedicated to the falcon god Haroeris (or Horus the elder one, his wife (Tasentnefret goddess of Hathor) and their son Panebtaouy. The south part is dedicated to crocodile god Sobek (god of the fertility and creator of the world). We were impressed by the beautiful hypostyle hall. A peaceful place on the Nile river banks.

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NitaBC

Sailing along the Nile on a cruise boat we stopped at one of the most unusual temples of our Egypt trip. This beautiful temple was built around 180BC. The unique feature of this temple is that it dedicated to two gods. The halls and courts are in doubles. While the Northern part is dedicated to the crocodile god, Sobek the Southern part is dedicated to Haroeris, also known as Horus the Elder. The temple has faced it's share of earthquakes, annual flooding of the Nile, as well as being defaced by later empires, who carried away the stones for other construction purposes. We arrived at the temple in the evening and it was a beautiful sight. This is definitely a must visit place on your Egypt trip. The Crocodile museum next door is also very interesting.

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Kelly Donlin

Certainly one of the most unusual temples I visited in Egypt - when you break down the name, it translates to Hieroglyphics Hill, and it is on the bank of the Nile River, like most, though it is not near any major city, the closest is Aswan which is 45 kilometers to the North. One of the most unusual thing is that the temple was designed to worship two different gods – Sobek, the crocodile deity, and Horus, the falcon-headed god who protected the Pharaohs and the country of Egypt. This also meant that there were two holy of holies which you can think of like the alter in a modern place of worship. Besides the dual design the crocodiles make it unique – when it was built 2,000 years ago the Nile and it’s banks were filled with crocodiles and they were feared by the locals. Our guide pointed out even more unique things, like the mud brick wall higher than the temple that was used to protect it, that most of the carvings were raised reliefs (which are harder to do than sunken reliefs), After we visited the main temple we were able to go into a small air conditioned museum where there were mummified crocodiles that Egyptologist found in nearby cemeteries.

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Maryam Samir

This Templ is a symbol for love, immortality and tender. How goodness overcome evil

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Mariam Shenouda

Morning is preferably for more clear photo shots

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Koel Ganguly

What a magical site this temple is. We had the opportunity to see this temple on a full moon night and in every sense of the word it was magical. Standing on a promontory at a bend of the. Ike,where in ancient times the sacred crocodiles basked in the sun on the riverbank, this Temple of is one of the Nile Valley's most beautifully sited temples. This temple is dedicated to two gods; the local crocodile god Sobek, and Haroeris. If time permits you visit this temple at night and you will not regret your decision.

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