Nilometer of the Khnum Temple

Nilometer of the Khnum Temple is an archaeological site in Aswan Governorate, Egypt. Nilometer of the Khnum Temple is situated nearby to the archaeological site Late Khnum Temple Main Entrance, as well as near Gateway of Amenhotep II.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Aswan Museum and Elephantine.

Aswan Museum

Museum

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Aswan Museum is a museum in Elephantine, located on the south-eastern side of Aswan, Egypt. It was set up in 1912 by the British Egyptologist Cecil Mallaby Firth. Aswan Museum is situated 170 metres north of Nilometer of the Khnum Temple.

Elephantine

Island

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Elephantine is an island on the Nile, forming part of the city of Aswan in Upper Egypt. The archaeological digs on the island became a World Heritage Site in 1979, along with other examples of Upper Egyptian architecture, as part of the "Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae".

Pyramid of Elefantine

The pyramid of Elephantine is part of a group of seven very similar small step pyramids, along with the pyramids at Edfu South, el-Kula, Naqada, Zawyet el-Maiyitin, Seila, and Sinki. Pyramid of Elefantine is situated 260 metres northwest of Nilometer of the Khnum Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aswan and Shellal.

Aswan

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Aswan is the southernmost city of Egypt, some 870 km south of Cairo, just below the Aswan Dam and Lake Nasser, with a population of 275,000. Aswan is far more relaxed and smaller than Cairo and Luxor.

Shellal

Village

Shellal is a small ancient village on the banks of the Nile, south of Aswan in Upper Egypt. It was the traditional northern frontier of the Nubian region with both the Egyptian Empire and the Roman Empire. Shellal is situated 3½ km south of Nilometer of the Khnum Temple.

Nilometer of the Khnum Temple

Type: Archaeological site
Wheelchair access: limited
Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Aswan Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude

24.08353° or 24° 5′ 1″ north

Longitude

32.88657° or 32° 53′ 12″ east

Open location code

7GPJ3VMP+CJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 554848966

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

OpenStreetMap attribute

wheelchair=limited

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In Other Languages

“Nilometer of the Khnum Temple” goes by many names.

German: “Nilometer des Khnum-Tempels”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Late Khnum Temple Main Entrance and Gateway of Amenhotep II.

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