Temple of Kom Ombo

The Temple of Kom Ombo is an unusual double temple in the town of in , . It was constructed during the Ptolemaic dynasty, 180–47 BC.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: building in Egypt
  • Also known as: “Kom Ombo”, “Kom ombo tapınağı”, “Kom Ombo templet”, “Kom Ombo Templet”, “Ma‘bad Kawm Umbū”, “Ma`bad Kawm Umbu”, “Temple d’Haroeris et Sobek”, “Temple d’Haroëris et Sobek”, “Temple de kôm ombo”, “Temple de Kom-Ombo”, “Temple de Kôm-Ombo”, “Temple de Sobek et Haroeris”, “Temple of Ombos”, “Templo de kom ombo”, “Templo de Kôm Ombo”, and “معبدكوم أمبو”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Crocodile Museum.

Museum
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is situated 130 metres northwest of Temple of Kom Ombo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kom Ombo and Daraw.

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is an agricultural town in famous for the Temple of .

Town
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is a city in the , . is situated 5 km south of Temple of Kom Ombo.

Temple of Kom Ombo

Latitude
24.45214° or 24° 27′ 8″ north
Longitude
32.92847° or 32° 55′ 43″ east
Elevation
95 metres (312 feet)
Open location code
7GPJFW2H+V9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 90446374
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
353248
Wiki­data ID
Q1243401
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Temple of Kom Ombo” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “معبد كوم أمبو”
  • Catalan: “temple de Kom Ombo”
  • Catalan: “Temple de Kom Ombo”
  • Chinese: “康翁波神庙”
  • Chinese: “康翁波神廟”
  • Chinese: “考姆翁布神殿”
  • Czech: “Chrám Kom Ombo”
  • Dutch: “Tempel van Kom Ombo”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد كوم امبو”
  • Esperanto: “Templo de Kom Ombo”
  • French: “Temple de Kôm Ombo”
  • French: “temple de Sobek et Haroëris”
  • French: “Temple de Sobek et Haroëris”
  • German: “Doppeltempel von Kom Ombo”
  • Hebrew: “מקדש כום אומבו”
  • Igbo: “Ụlọ nsọ nke Kom Ombo”
  • Italian: “Tempio di Kom Ombo”
  • Japanese: “コム・オンボ神殿”
  • Korean: “콤 옴보 신전”
  • Malay: “Kuil Kom Ombo”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kom Ombo-templet”
  • Norwegian: “Kom Ombo-templet”
  • Persian: “معبد کوم امبو”
  • Portuguese: “Templo de Com Ombo”
  • Portuguese: “Templo de Kom Ombo”
  • Russian: “Храм в Ком-Омбо”
  • Serbian: “Храм у Ком Омбу”
  • Slovenian: “Tempelj v Kom Ombu”
  • Spanish: “Templo de Kom Ombo”
  • Swedish: “Templet i Kom Ombo”
  • Turkish: “Kom Ombo Tapınağı”
  • Ukrainian: “Храм Ком-Омбо”
  • Urdu: “معبد کوم امبو”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Naj al Shatb al Kabir and Izbat an Nadjjar.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Kom Ombo temple Well and Al Mouhandiseen Hall.

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