Idfu City
Idfu City is a town in Aswan Governorate, Egypt. Idfu City is situated nearby to the village موقف السلايمة, as well as near the neighborhood City Council Housing.Places of Interest
Highlights include Temple of Edfu.
Temple of Edfu
Photo: AdMeskens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Temple of Edfu is an Egyptian temple located on the west bank of the Nile in Edfu, Upper Egypt. The city was known in the Hellenistic period in Koine Greek as Ἀπόλλωνος πόλις and in Latin as Apollonopolis Magna, after the chief god Horus, who was identified as Apollo under the interpretatio graeca.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Edfu.
Edfu
Photo: MatthiasKabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Edfu is an Egyptian city, located on the west bank of the Nile River between Esna and Aswan, with a population of approximately 60,000 people. Edfu is the site of the Ptolemaic Temple of Horus and an ancient settlement, Tell Edfu.
Idfu City
- Type: Town
- Also known as: “Edfu”
- Category: locality
- Location: Aswan Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
24.99138° or 24° 59′ 29″ northLongitude
32.87676° or 32° 52′ 36″ eastOpen location code
7GPJXVRG+HPOpenStreetMap ID
way 544329301OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Idfu City” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مدينه ادفو”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as موقف السلايمة and City Council Housing.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include مرور ادفو and عماير السلايمة.
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