Egypt
Aswan Governorate
Markaz ‘Unaybah

Wadi Sebua

The temples of Wadi es-Sebua, is a pair of New Kingdom Egyptian temples, including one speos temple constructed by the 19th Dynasty Pharaoh Ramesses II, in Lower Nubia.
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  • Type: Protected area
  • Description: ancient Egyptian archaeological site with two temples
  • Also known as: “Temples of Wadi es-Sebua”, “Wadi el Seboua”, and “Wadi es-Sebua”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ed Dakka Temple and Maharraqa.

Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ad-Dakka was a place in Lower Nubia. It is the site of the Greco-Roman Temple of Dakka, dedicated to Thoth, the god of wisdom in the ancient Egyptian pantheon. is situated 480 metres north of Wadi Sebua.

Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY 2.0.
Temple of Al-Maharraqa is an ancient Egyptian Temple dedicated to Isis and Serapis. It was originally located in al-Maharraqa, Lower Nubia, approximately 120 km south of on the southern border of the Roman Empire. is situated 520 metres northeast of Wadi Sebua.

Wadi Sebua

Latitude
22.79717° or 22° 47′ 50″ north
Longitude
32.54436° or 32° 32′ 40″ east
Open location code
7GJJQGWV+VP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1079851911
Wiki­data ID
Q1728322
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Wadi Sebua” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “وادي السبوع”
  • Catalan: “Vall dels lleons”
  • Catalan: “Wadi al Sabua”
  • Catalan: “Wadi al-Sabua”
  • Catalan: “Wadi al-Sebua”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “وادى السبوع”
  • French: “Ouadi es-Seboua”
  • French: “Ouadi-es-Seboua”
  • French: “Wadi es-Seboua”
  • Galician: “Uadi es-Sebua”
  • German: “Wadi as-Subu‘”
  • German: “Wadi as-Subu’”
  • German: “Wadi es-Sebua”
  • Hebrew: “ואדי א-סבואה”
  • Hungarian: “Vádi esz-Szebua”
  • Portuguese: “Uádi Sebua”
  • Portuguese: “Wadi es-Sebua”
  • Spanish: “Uadi es-Sebua”
  • Spanish: “Valle de los Leones”
  • Spanish: “Wadi es-Sebua”
  • Swedish: “Wadi es-Sebua”
  • Tatar: “Вади әс-Сәбуа археологик аланы”
  • Turkish: “Es-Sebua Vadisi Tapınakları”
  • Urdu: “وادی السبوع”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Wadi Sebua”. Photo: Edward Lear, Public domain.