Gezîret el-Fuza
Gezîret el-Fuza is an island in Aswan Governorate, Egypt. Gezîret el-Fuza is situated nearby to the locality Taftīsh ‘Aţīyah, as well as near Nag‘ el-Ghuneimîya.- Type: Island
- Description: island in Egypt
- Also known as: “Geziret el-Fuza”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Temple of Edfu.
Temple of Edfu
Photo: AdMeskens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Temple of Edfu is an Egyptian temple located on the west bank of the Nile in Edfu, Upper Egypt. The city was known in the Hellenistic period in Koine Greek as Ἀπόλλωνος πόλις and in Latin as Apollonopolis Magna, after the chief god Horus, who was identified as Apollo under the interpretatio graeca. Temple of Edfu is situated 3½ km north of Gezîret el-Fuza.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Edfu.
Edfu
Photo: MatthiasKabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Edfu is an Egyptian city, located on the west bank of the Nile River between Esna and Aswan, with a population of approximately 60,000 people. Edfu is the site of the Ptolemaic Temple of Horus and an ancient settlement, Tell Edfu.
Gezîret el-Fuza
- Category: landform
- Location: Aswan Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Gezîret el-Fuza” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Gezîret el-Fuza”
- Swedish: “Gezîret el-Fuza”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Taftīsh ‘Aţīyah and Nag‘ el-Ghuneimîya.
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