Explore Idfu in Egypt
Idfu in the region of Aswān with its 166,102 inhabitants is a town in Egypt - some 365 mi or ( 587 km ) South of Cairo , the country's capital city .
Current time in Idfu is now 10:46 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Cairo " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Tabuk, Suhaj, Qina, Naj' al Ma'mariyah, and Naj' ash Shamakhiyah. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Tabuk . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Idfu ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Edfu-Tempel in Ägypten
www.nikkiundmichi.de Rundreise durch Ägypten Nikki und Michi fahren mit der Kutsche zum Edfu-Tempel in Oberägypten. Kurzer Bummel über einen kleinen Souk inklusive. Mehr Reiseberichte: www.nikkiundmic ..
Nile Cruises | Egypt | On The Go Tours | Egypt Nile Cruises
On The Go Tours has been conducting tours to the ancient land of Egypt since 1998. For a full range of our tours to Egypt, please see www.onthegotours.com One of the options available to those who are ..
No5 Αίγυπτος Εντφού και Νείλος
Μια παρέα φίλων ταξίδεψε στην Αίγυπτο από τις 21 έως 29 Δεκεμβρίου 2008. Ανέβηκαν τον Νείλο με το ποταμόπλοιο AMARANTE από το Λούξορ έως και το Ασουάν. Ταξίδεψαν μέσα στην έρημο μέχρι και το ΑΜΠΟΥ ΣΙΜ ..
Globetrotting: Egypt (Edfu Temple)
4th in my "Globetrotting: Egypt" series. In this video: pictures & footage of the Edfu Temple (for the god Horus) in Egypt. PLEASE rate, COMMENT & subscribe... This was my dream vacation. I love every ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Edfu-Project
The Edfu project is being undertaken with the primary goal of translations of inscriptions of an ancient temple of Edfu.
Located at 24.98 32.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Edfu
Edfu (also spelt Idfu, or in modern French as Edfou, and known in antiquity as Behdet) is an Egyptian city, located on the west bank of the Nile River between Esna and Aswan, with a population of approximately sixty thousand people. For the ancient history of the city, see below. Edfu is the site of the Ptolemaic Temple of Horus and an ancient settlement, Tell Edfu (described below). About 5 km north of Edfu are remains of ancient pyramids.
Located at 24.98 32.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Temple of Edfu
The Temple of Edfu is an ancient Egyptian temple located on the west bank of the Nile in the city of Edfu which was known in Greco-Roman times as Apollonopolis Magna, after the chief god Horus-Apollo. It is one of the best preserved temples in Egypt. The temple, dedicated to the falcon god Horus, was built in the Ptolemaic period between 237 and 57 BCE. The inscriptions on its walls provide important information on language, myth and religion during the Greco-Roman period in ancient Egypt.
Located at 24.98 32.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Nekhen
Hieraconpolis redirects here; for the ancient fortress in Egypt called Hieracon, see Hieracon Nekhen or Hieraconpolis was the religious and political capital of Upper Egypt at the end of the Predynastic period (c. 3200 – 3100 BC) and probably, also during the Early Dynastic Period (c. 3100–2686 BC). Some authors suggest occupation dates that should begin thousands of years earlier.
Located at 25.10 32.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
El Kab
El Kab is an Upper Egyptian site on the east bank of the Nile at the mouth of Wadi Hillal, about 80 km south of Luxor, consisting of prehistoric and Pharaonic settlements, rock-cut tombs of the early 18th Dynasty (1550–1295 BC), remains of temples dating from the Early Dynastic period (3100–2686 BC) to the Ptolemaic period (332–30 BC), as well as part of the walls of a Coptic monastery.
Located at 25.12 32.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
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