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Submitted by AlexHunger on Thursday, 06 January 2011  Page Views: 3857

Roman, Greek and ClassicalSite Name: Ain el-Mouftella Temple of Amun Alternative Name: Baharia Temple of Amun
Country: Egypt
NOTE: This site is 41.497 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Lower Egypt (North) Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Baharia  Nearest Village: Baharia
Latitude: 28.357260N  Longitude: 28.846170E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
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3Ordinary
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3 Access:
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4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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2co-ordinates of the nearest village
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Ain el-Mouftella Temple of Amun
Ain el-Mouftella Temple of Amun submitted by AlexHunger : 26th Dynasty Temple of Amun, also called Temple of Alexander The Great. It was largely forgotten and covered with sand untill WWII. Archeologists covered it with a wooden roof to protect the reliefs and rebuilt a front wall. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Temple in Lower Egypt (North)

The 26th Dynasty temple was found buried in the sand in 1942 by the Egyptian archaeologist Ahmed Fakhry. Only the lower 2-3 metres of the temple remain, the top layer having been lost due to predation. Nevertheless some good carvings remain.

The temple was constructed around 550 BCE under the reign of Pharaoh Amasis. The largest part, the so-called Chapel No.1 is now covered by a new wooden roof and has a new front to protect it. The other buildings, believed to be priests' offices or other chapels are not open to the public at this time.

Our guide indicated the temple might have been dedicated to Amun, though 27 other deities are depicted here, including Aha and Nehemaoua, which are particular to desert oases.

Altitude 133 Meters.
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Ain el-Mouftella Temple of Amun
Ain el-Mouftella Temple of Amun submitted by AlexHunger : 26th Dynasty Temple of Amun, also called Temple of Alexander The Great. It was largely forgotten and covered with sand untill WWII. Archeologists covered it with a wooden roof to protect the reliefs and rebuilt a front wall. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ain el-Mouftella Temple of Amun
Ain el-Mouftella Temple of Amun submitted by AlexHunger (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ain el-Mouftella Temple of Amun
Ain el-Mouftella Temple of Amun submitted by AlexHunger (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ain el-Mouftella Temple of Amun
Ain el-Mouftella Temple of Amun submitted by AlexHunger (Vote or comment on this photo)

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