Temple of Amada
The Temple of Amada, is one of the oldest Egyptian Temples in Nubia. It was constructed during the 18th Dynasty by Pharaoh Thutmose III. It is one of the oldest Egyptian buildings still present along Lake Nasser.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Einsamer Schütze, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Temple
- Description: archaeological site in Egypt
- Also known as: “Amada”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Temple of Derr.
Temple of Derr
Temple
Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Temple of Derr or el-Derr is a speos or rock-cut Egyptian temple, now located in New Amada in Lower Nubia. It was built during the 19th dynasty by Pharaoh Ramesses II. Temple of Derr is situated 150 metres north of Temple of Amada.
Temple of Amada
- Categories: archaeological site and religion
- Location: Aswan Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Temple of Amada” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “عمدا”
- Asturian: “Amada”
- Catalan: “Amada”
- Czech: “Amada”
- Czech: “Chrám Amada”
- Dutch: “Amada”
- Egyptian Arabic: “معبد امادا”
- French: “temple d’Amada”
- French: “temple d’Amon”
- French: “Temple d’Amon”
- Galician: “Amada”
- German: “Amada”
- German: “Neu-Amādā”
- Igbo: “Amada”
- Igbo: “Ụlọ nsọ Amada”
- Italian: “Amada”
- Japanese: “アマダ”
- Persian: “آمادا (معبد)”
- Persian: “آمادا”
- Portuguese: “Amada”
- Portuguese: “Templo de Amada”
- Slovenian: “Amada”
- Spanish: “Amada”
- Swedish: “Amada”
- Tatar: “Амада археологик аланы”
- Turkish: “Amada Tapınağı”
- Urdu: “معبد آمادا”
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