Temple of Kalabsha

The Temple of Kalabsha is an ancient Egyptian temple that was originally located at Bab al-Kalabsha, approximately 50 km south of . In the 1960s, in a process that took two years, the temple was relocated under the International Campaign to Save the…
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: building in Egypt
  • Also known as: “Temple of Mandulis”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include New Kalabsha and Temple of Beit el-Wali.

Islet
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is a promontory located near in . Created during the International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia, it houses several important temples, structures, and other remains that have been relocated here from the site of Old Kalabsha and other sites in Lower Nubia, to avoid the rising waters of Lake Nasser caused by the construction of the .

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The is a rock-cut ancient Egyptian temple in Nubia which was built by Pharaoh Ramesses II and dedicated to the deities of Amun-Re, Re-Horakhti, Khnum and Anuket. is situated 160 metres northwest of Temple of Kalabsha.

Dam
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The Aswan High Dam, often called simply , is one of the world's largest embankment dams, which was built between 1960 and 1970 across the Nile in , Egypt. is situated 1½ km northeast of Temple of Kalabsha.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nile 1st. Cataract.

Locality
The Cataracts of the Nile are shallow lengths of the Nile river, between and , where the surface of the water is broken by many small boulders and stones jutting out of the river bed, as well as many rocky islets.

Temple of Kalabsha

Latitude
23.96086° or 23° 57′ 39″ north
Longitude
32.86746° or 32° 52′ 3″ east
Open location code
7GMJXV68+8X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 251212300
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­temple
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q11704302
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Temple of Kalabsha” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “معبد كلابشة”
  • Arabic: “معبدكلابشة”
  • Asturian: “Templu de Kalabsha”
  • Catalan: “Temple de Kalabsha”
  • Catalan: “temple de Mandulis”
  • Chinese: “卡拉布萨神庙”
  • Czech: “Chrám Kalabša”
  • Czech: “Kalabša”
  • Dutch: “Tempel van Kalabsha”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد كلابشه”
  • French: “temple de Kalabsha”
  • French: “Temple de Kalabsha”
  • Galician: “Kalabsha”
  • German: “Tempel von Kalabscha”
  • Hungarian: “Kalabsha-i templom”
  • Indonesian: “Kuil Kalabsha”
  • Persian: “معبد کلابشه”
  • Portuguese: “Templo de Calabexa”
  • Spanish: “Templo de Kalabsha”
  • Swedish: “Kalabsha”
  • Turkish: “Kalabsha Tapınağı”
  • Urdu: “معبد کلابشہ”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include New Kalabsha and The monument of Friendship between Egypt and Soviet Union.

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