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Roman, Greek and ClassicalSite Name: Idfu Temple of Horus Alternative Name: Temple of Horus, Edfu Temple of HorusCountry: Egypt Region: Upper Egypt (South) Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Idfu Nearest Village: Edfu
Latitude: 24.977613N Longitude: 32.873448E
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 |
0 | No data. |
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 |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Ptolemeic Temple of Horus. Ritually connected to Dendara Temple of Hathor. The Mammisi was built by Ramses III. The temple, the second largest in Egypt, was found almost completely intact as it was covered with sand up to the capitals.
Edfu used to be called Edbu, which means fortified place.
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