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Roman, Greek and ClassicalSite Name: Elephantine Temple of KhnumCountry: Egypt
NOTE: This site is 1.112 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Nubia Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Aswan Nearest Village: Elephantine Island
Latitude: 24.084190N Longitude: 32.886600E
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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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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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Orcinus saw from a distance Viewed from the Nile
Khnum (aka: Chem, Kemu, Khem) was the Ram Headed god of Nile Flooding, and husband of Satet with the same functin who has a temple 100 meters to the north. This site also survived relatively unscathed until about 1830 when Mohamed Ali leveled the place in order to build a fort that never even got started. Archeologists replaced some major blocks but did not have enough to do more. 2 smallish obelisks survive in the Nubian Museum across the river. There are no bridges across the Nile in Aswan, except for the 2 dams, so visitors should use the many feluccas and motor boats to cross the river. This costs the equivalent of about 1 GBP per hour.
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