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Roman, Greek and ClassicalSite Name: Karanis Aushim Temple Alternative Name: Kom Aushim TempleCountry: Egypt
NOTE: This site is 10.514 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Lower Egypt (North) Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Fayoum Nearest Village: Kom Aushim
Latitude: 29.519037N Longitude: 30.902761E
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 |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
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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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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Ancient Temple in Lower Egypt (North)
Karanis, or "the Lord's Town", was one of the largest Greco-Roman cities in the Fayoum Oasis. It was founded in the third century BCE, by Ptolemy II Philadelphus, and was originally settled by his mercenaries. With a population of some 3,000 people, it continued to prosper for about seven centuries. It began to decline after the 4th and 5th centuries CE. The tempe appears to be the best preserved building in the town.
There is also a musuem at the site.
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