Great Temple of the Aten

The Great Temple of the Aten was a temple located in the city of el-, . It served as the main place of worship of the deity Aten during the reign of the 18th Dynasty pharaoh Akhenaten.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: ancient Egyptian temple
  • Also known as: “Great Aten Temple”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Amarna.

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Great Temple of the Aten

Latitude
27.65049° or 27° 39′ 2″ north
Longitude
30.90085° or 30° 54′ 3″ east
Open location code
7GVGMW22+58
Open­Street­Map ID
way 126613336
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q1214008
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Great Temple of the Aten” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “معبد آتون الكبير”
  • Catalan: “Gran Temple d’Aton”
  • Chinese: “阿吞神庙”
  • Chinese: “阿顿神庙”
  • Dutch: “Aton-tempel”
  • Dutch: “Atontempel”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد اتون الكبير”
  • French: “Grand temple d’Aton”
  • French: “temple d’Aton”
  • Hausa: “Babban Haikali na Aten”
  • Hungarian: “Nagy Aton-templom”
  • Italian: “Grande tempio di Aton”
  • Spanish: “Gran Templo de Atón”
  • Urdu: “معبد آتون الکبیر”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: King’s House and Archeological site Akhetaton.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: تل العمارنة and Northern tombs parking.

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