Temple of Gerf Hussein
The temple of Gerf Hussein was dedicated to pharaoh Ramesses II and built by the Setau, Viceroy of Nubia. Situated on a bank of the Nile some 90 km south of Aswan, it was partly free-standing and partly cut from the rock.
- Monument
- Description: archaeological site in Egypt
- Also known as“Garf Hussein”“Gerf Hussein”
- Categories
- Location
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Latitude
23.2833° or 23° 16′ 60″ north
Longitude
32.9° or 32° 54′ east
Open location code
7GMJ7WM2+82
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = monument
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Temple of Gerf Hussein” goes by many names.
معبد جرف حسينArabic
Gerf HusseinCatalan
Gerf HusseinDutch
Gerf Husszein-i templomHungarian
Gerf HusseinItalian
Gerf HusseinSwahili
Gerf HusseinSwedish
கெர்ப் உசைன் கோயில்Tamil
معبد جرف حسینUrdu
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