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Sayyalah Destination Guide

Discover Sayyalah in Egypt

Sayyalah in the region of Aswān is a town located in Egypt - some 497 mi or ( 799 km ) South of Cairo , the country's capital .

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Local time in Sayyalah is now 09:13 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Cairo " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Suhaj, Qina, Naj' Uffadunya, Naj' Mahattat al 'Allaqi, and Muharraqah. When in this area, you might want to check out Suhaj . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Sayyalah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Temple of Maharraqa

Al-Maharraqa is a place in Lower Nubia, which was approximately 120 km south of Aswan on the southern border of the Roman empire. Only a few years after the Roman conquest of Egypt in 30 BC, the Kushites from the kingdom of Meroë launched a raid on the First cataract region of Egypt in 23 BC. The Roman prefect of Egypt, Petronius, retaliated and defeated the invading Meroitic army. He then proceeded to station a Roman garrison of 400 troops at the southern outpost of Qasr Ibrim.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 22.80 32.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Egyptian temples, Relocated ancient Egyptian monuments

Temple of Dakka

Ad-Dakka was a place in Lower Nubia. The Greco-Roman Temple of Dakka, dedicated to Thoth, the god of wisdom. It was initially a small one-room shrine or chapel, first begun in the 3rd century BC by a Meroitic king named Arqamani (or Ergamenes II) in collaboration with Ptolemy IV who added an antechamber and a gate structure. Ptolemy IX "subsequently enlarged the temple by adding a pronaos with two rows of probably three columns.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 22.80 32.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Egyptian temples, Relocated ancient Egyptian monuments