Ed Dakka Temple

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.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: ancient Egyptian temple
  • Also known as: “Dakka (Egypte)”, “El-Dakka”, “Pselchis”, “Pselqet”, “Temple of Dakka”, “Thot Temple”, “معبد تحوت”, and “معبدالدكة”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Wadi Sebua.

Protected area
Photo: Edward Lear, Public domain.
The temples of Wadi es-Sebua, is a pair of New Kingdom… is situated 480 metres south of Ed Dakka Temple.

Ed Dakka Temple

Latitude
22.80124° or 22° 48′ 5″ north
Longitude
32.54576° or 32° 32′ 45″ east
Open location code
7GJJRG2W+F8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 251383452
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q291241
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Ed Dakka Temple” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “معبد الدكة”
  • Catalan: “Dakka”
  • Dutch: “Dakka”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد الدكه”
  • French: “temple de Dakka”
  • French: “Temple de Dakka”
  • German: “Ad-Dakka”
  • German: “Tempel von ed-Dakka”
  • Greek: “Ναός της Ντάκκα”
  • Hungarian: “Dakka templom”
  • Hungarian: “Dakkai templom”
  • Japanese: “ダッカ神殿”
  • Portuguese: “Templo de Daca”
  • Portuguese: “Templo de Dakka”
  • Spanish: “Dakka”
  • Tamil: “டக்கா கோயில்”
  • Turkish: “Thot Tapınağı, Dakka”
  • Urdu: “معبد الدکہ”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Maharraqa and Dakka Cave.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Dakka Thot Temple and Dakka.

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