Temple of Hathor

Temple of Hathor is a temple in Aswan Governorate, Egypt. Temple of Hathor is situated near Philae Temple, as well as near Temple of Augustus.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: 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

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 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 Hathor.

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 Hathor.

Aswan

Photo: MJJR, CC BY 3.0.

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 Hathor

Type: Temple
Categories: building, ruins, historic site, and religion
Location: Aswan Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude

24.02547° or 24° 1′ 32″ north

Longitude

32.88446° or 32° 53′ 4″ east

Open location code

7GPJ2VGM+5Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 822867401

OpenStreetMap feature

building=temple

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

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In Other Languages

From German to Spanish—“Temple of Hathor” goes by many names.

German: “Tempel der Hathor”
Italian: “Tempio di Hathor”
Spanish: “Templo de Hathor”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Nilometer and Temple of Augustus.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Cafeteria and Soliah Restaurant.

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