Crocodile Museum
Crocodile Museum is a museum in Aswan Governorate, Egypt. Crocodile Museum is situated nearby to Temple of Kom Ombo, as well as near the town Daraw.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Temple of Kom Ombo.
Temple of Kom Ombo
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Temple of Kom Ombo is an unusual double temple in the town of Kom Ombo in Aswan Governorate, Upper Egypt. It was constructed during the Ptolemaic dynasty, 180–47 BC. Some additions to it were later made during the Roman period. Temple of Kom Ombo is situated 130 metres southeast of Crocodile Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kom Ombo and Daraw.
Kom Ombo
Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kom Ombo is an agricultural town in Egypt famous for the Temple of Kom Ombo. It was originally an Egyptian city called Nubt, meaning City of Gold. Nubt is also known as Nubet or Nubyt.
Daraw
Town
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Daraw is a city in the Aswan Governorate, Egypt. Daraw is situated 5 km south of Crocodile Museum.
Crocodile Museum
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Kom Ombo, Egypt
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Aswan Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
24.45305° or 24° 27′ 11″ northLongitude
32.92769° or 32° 55′ 40″ eastOpen location code
7GPJFW3H+63OpenStreetMap ID
way 275808825OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q130216123
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Portuguese—“Crocodile Museum” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “متحف التمساح”
- Catalan: “Museu dels cocodrils”
- French: “Musée de crocodile”
- French: “Musée des crocodiles”
- German: “Krokodilmuseum Kom Ombo”
- Italian: “Museo del coccodrillo”
- Portuguese: “Museu dos Crocodilos”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sidi al Sheikh Idris and Kom Ombo.
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