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 include Amarna and Small Aten Temple.

Photo: Kurohito, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a significant archaeological location in , in the modern province of el-Minya. sits between the east bank of the river Nile and the high plateau of the Eastern Desert, some 58 km south of , 402 km north of and 312 km south of the Egyptian capital .

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The is a temple to the Aten located in the ancient Egyptian city of . It is one of the two major temples in the city, the other being the Great Temple of the Aten. is situated 750 metres southwest of Great Temple of the Aten.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site near the ancient Egyptian city of Akhet-Aten. It lies south of the city and east of the modern village of el-Hagg Quandil. is situated 3½ km south of Great Temple of the Aten.

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 include King’s House and Archeological site Akhetaton.

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