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.Photo: Einsamer Schütze, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Protected area
- Description: archaeological site in Egypt
- Also known as: “Temple of Amada”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Temple of Derr.
Temple of Derr
Temple
Photo: Wikimedia, 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 220 metres southwest of Amada.
Amada
- Categories: archaeological site and temple
- Location: Aswan Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
22.73381° or 22° 44′ 2″ northLongitude
32.26366° or 32° 15′ 49″ eastOpen location code
7GJJP7M7+GFOpenStreetMap ID
way 1079843712Wikidata ID
Q451698
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“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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