Temple of Hibis

The Temple of Hibis is the largest and best preserved ancient Egyptian temple in the , as well as the only structure in Egypt dating to the Saite-Persian period which has come down to modern times in relatively good condition.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: building in Africa
  • Also known as: “Temple of Hibis, Kharga”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ain el-Kharab and Bagawat Necropolis.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 490 metres north of Temple of Hibis.

Archaeological site
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El Bagawat, is an ancient Christian cemetery, and one of the oldest in the world, which functioned at the in southern-central from the 3rd to the 7th century AD. is situated 1 km north of Temple of Hibis.

Ruins
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is a ruins, which is situated 2 km north of Temple of Hibis.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kharga Oasis.

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The lit. 'the outer'; Coptic: ⲟⲩⲁϩ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲃ wah enhib, "Oasis of Hib", ⲟⲩⲁϩ ⲙ̀ⲯⲟⲓ wah empsoi "Oasis of Psoi") is the southernmost of 's five western oases.

Temple of Hibis

Latitude
25.47658° or 25° 28′ 36″ north
Longitude
30.55582° or 30° 33′ 21″ east
Open location code
7GQGFHG4+J8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 98894290
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q4115642
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Temple of Hibis” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “معبد هبيس”
  • Arabic: “معبد هيبس”
  • Arabic: “معبدهيبس”
  • Armenian: “Հիբիս տաճար”
  • Chinese: “希比斯神廟”
  • Dutch: “Tempel van Hibis”
  • Dutch: “Temple of Hibis, Kharga”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد هيبس”
  • French: “temple d’Hibis”
  • French: “Temple d’Hibis”
  • German: “Hibis-Tempel”
  • Hebrew: “מקדש היביס”
  • Persian: “پرستشگاه هیبیس”
  • Persian: “معبد هیبیس”
  • Portuguese: “Templo de Hibis”
  • Russian: “Храм Хибис”
  • Spanish: “Templo de Hibis”
  • Swahili: “hekalu la Hibis, Kharga”
  • Swahili: “Hekalu la Hibis”
  • Swedish: “Hibistemplet”
  • Turkish: “Hibis Tapınağı”
  • Urdu: “معبد ہیبس”

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Highlights include Temple of Hibis and Ain Soliman Kashif.

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