<< Our Photo Pages >> Temple of Kalabsha - Ancient Temple in Egypt in Nubia
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Roman, Greek and ClassicalSite Name: Temple of Kalabsha Alternative Name: Temple of Mandulis, Temple of IsisCountry: Egypt
NOTE: This site is 1.476 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Nubia Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Aswan Nearest Village: High Dam
Latitude: 23.960840N Longitude: 32.867880E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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Temple in Nubia
Dedicated to the God Mandulis, the Nubian version of Horus, and to Isis. Started by Augustus in 23 CE over the ruins of a 26th Dynasty temple, structurally complete but decorations unfinished. The temple was originally located in the Kalabsha village, 40 Km south, and was moved in 1961-1962 to it's location 1 Km south of the Aswan High Dam by German archeologists. It is the largest free standing Nubian temple. It originally had a further outer wall, now lost, which also enclosed the Temple of Dedwen as well as a gate, which was donated to the Berlin Egyptian Museum. Between the 4th and 7th Century CE, the temple became a Coptic Christian church but suffered only minor defacement. All the best reliefs were on the back walls and the interior.
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