Temple de Khnoum
Temple de Khnoum is an archaeological site in Aswan Governorate, Egypt. Temple de Khnoum is situated nearby to Aswan Museum, as well as near Pyramid of Elefantine.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aswan Museum and Pyramid of Elefantine.
Aswan Museum
Museum
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Aswan Museum is a museum in Elephantine, located on the south-eastern side of Aswan, Egypt. It was set up in 1912 by the British Egyptologist Cecil Mallaby Firth. Aswan Museum is situated 110 metres northeast of Temple de Khnoum.
Pyramid of Elefantine
The pyramid of Elephantine is part of a group of seven very similar small step pyramids, along with the pyramids at Edfu South, el-Kula, Naqada, Zawyet el-Maiyitin, Seila, and Sinki. Pyramid of Elefantine is situated 130 metres north of Temple de Khnoum.Elephantine
Island
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Elephantine is an island on the Nile, forming part of the city of Aswan in Upper Egypt. The archaeological digs on the island became a World Heritage Site in 1979, along with other examples of Upper Egyptian architecture, as part of the "Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae".
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aswan and Shellal.
Aswan
Aswan is the southernmost city of Egypt, some 870 km south of Cairo, just below the Aswan Dam and Lake Nasser, with a population of 275,000. Aswan is far more relaxed and smaller than Cairo and Luxor.
Shellal
Village
Shellal is a small ancient village on the banks of the Nile, south of Aswan in Upper Egypt. It was the traditional northern frontier of the Nubian region with both the Egyptian Empire and the Roman Empire. Shellal is situated 4 km south of Temple de Khnoum.
Temple de Khnoum
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Aswan Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
24.08458° or 24° 5′ 5″ northLongitude
32.88604° or 32° 53′ 10″ eastElevation
79 metres (259 feet)Open location code
7GPJ3VMP+RCGeoNames ID
13546674
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