Temple of Augustus
Temple of Augustus is a temple in Aswan Governorate, Egypt. Temple of Augustus is situated nearby to Temple of Hathor, as well as near Philae Temple.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Philae Temple and Philae.
Philae Temple
Photo: Moh hakem, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Philae temple complex is an island-based temple complex in the reservoir of the Aswan Low Dam, downstream of the Aswan Dam and Lake Nasser, Egypt in Africa. Philae Temple is situated 100 metres south of Temple of Augustus.
Philae
Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Philae Island was an island near the expansive First Cataract of the Nile in Upper Egypt. Due to the building of the Aswan Low Dam, the island is today submerged.
Heisa Island
Island
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Heisa Island or el-Heissa is an inhabited basaltic island situated at the former First Cataract of the Nile River in historic Nubia within the Aswan Governorate of southern Egypt.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shellal and Nile 1st. Cataract.
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 2½ km north of Temple of Augustus.
Nile 1st. Cataract
Locality
The Cataracts of the Nile are shallow lengths of the Nile river, between Khartoum and Aswan, 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. Nile 1st. Cataract is situated 6 km south of Temple of Augustus.
Aswan
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.
Temple of Augustus
- Type: Temple
- Categories: building, ruins, historic site, and religion
- Location: Aswan Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
24.02617° or 24° 1′ 34″ northLongitude
32.88449° or 32° 53′ 4″ eastOpen location code
7GPJ2VGM+FQOpenStreetMap ID
way 822867399OpenStreetMap feature
building=templeOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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In Other Languages
From Italian to Spanish—“Temple of Augustus” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Tempio di Augusto”
- Portuguese: “Templo de Augusto”
- Spanish: “Templo de Augusto”
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