Explore Wadi al 'Arab in Egypt
Wadi al 'Arab in the region of Aswān is a place in Egypt - some 510 mi or ( 821 km ) South of Cairo , the country's capital city .
Time in Wadi al 'Arab is now 05:32 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Cairo " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Suhaj, Qina, Aswan, As Sinqari, and Luxor. Since you are here already, consider visiting Suhaj . Where to go and what to see in Wadi al 'Arab ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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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.
Located at 22.80 32.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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.
Located at 22.80 32.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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