Abū Khurūq
Abū Khurūq is a ruin in Aswan Governorate, Egypt.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
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 2½ km northeast of Abū Khurūq.
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.
Abū Khurūq
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Abu Khuruq”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Aswan Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
24.96667° or 24° 58′ northLongitude
32.85° or 32° 51′ eastElevation
82 metres (269 feet)Open location code
7GPJXR8X+MXGeoNames ID
362438
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