Temple of Gerf Hussein

The temple of Gerf Hussein was dedicated to pharaoh Ramesses II and built by the Setau, Viceroy of . Situated on a bank of the Nile some 90 km south of , it was partly free-standing and partly cut from the rock.
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  • Type: Monument
  • Description: archaeological site in Egypt
  • Also known as: “Garf Hussein” and “Gerf Hussein”

Temple of Gerf Hussein

Latitude
23.2833° or 23° 16′ 60″ north
Longitude
32.9° or 32° 54′ east
Open location code
7GMJ7WM2+82
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4884042120
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q267700
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Temple of Gerf Hussein” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “معبد جرف حسين”
  • Catalan: “Gerf Hussein”
  • Dutch: “Gerf Hussein”
  • French: “temple de Ptah”
  • French: “Temple de Ptah”
  • German: “Gerf Hussein”
  • Hungarian: “Gerf Husszein-i templom”
  • Italian: “Gerf Hussein”
  • Portuguese: “Templo de Gerfe Huceine”
  • Spanish: “Gerf Hussein”
  • Swahili: “Gerf Hussein”
  • Swedish: “Gerf Hussein”
  • Tamil: “கெர்ப் உசைன் கோயில்”
  • Urdu: “معبد جرف حسین”

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