Kom Ombo (Egyptian Arabic: كوم أمبو; Coptic: ⲙ̄ⲃⲱ əmbō or ⲛ̄ⲃⲱ ənbō; [2] Ancient Greek: Ὄμβοι Omboi [3] [4] [5] or Ὄμβος Ombos; [6] or Latin: Ambo [7] and Ombi) is an agricultural town in Egypt famous for the Temple of Kom Ombo. It was originally an Egyptian city called Nubt, meaning City of Gold (not to be ...

Built in the Ptolemaic period Kom Ombo temple is one of the more unusual temples in Egypt. Kom Ombo honored two deities: the crocodile god Sobek and the falcon god Horus. Due to the conflict between Sobek and Horus, the ancient Egyptians felt it necessary to separate their temple spaces within one temple.

The Temple of Kom Ombo is an unusual double temple in the town of Kom Ombo in Aswan Governorate, Upper Egypt. It was constructed during the Ptolemaic dynasty, 180–47 BC. [1] Some additions to it were later made during the Roman period.

The site gets its name from Arabic kum ‘mound’, a term found in the names of many archaeological sites, and ‘Ombo’, which ultimately derives from ancient Egyptian Nubt, interpreted as meaning ‘the golden (city).’ The city’s temple is dedicated to two deities: the crocodile god Sobek, and the falcon god Har wer (Horus the Elder).

2020年2月27日 · Find out about the Temple of Kom Ombo, located in between Aswan and Edfu in Upper Egypt. Includes its history, recent discoveries, and how to visit.

Kom Ombo stands by the Nile just south of Gebel el-Silsila, between Aswan and Edfu, at the site of the ancient city of Per Sobek (the estate of Sobek).

2024年11月18日 · The Temple of Kom Ombo, located in Upper Egypt near the city of Aswan, is an extraordinary ancient structure dedicated to two significant deities, making it a unique architectural marvel in the landscape of Egyptian temples.

2023年12月26日 · If you approach from the river, the soaring columns of the Great Temple of Kom Ombo rising dramatically above the Nile's bank are one of Egypt's iconic views. Today Kom Ombo (47 kilometers north of Aswan and 168 kilometers south of Luxor) may be a sleepy agricultural backwater surrounded by sugar cane fields, but this temple dedicated to the ...

Located on the banks of the Nile in a village of the same name, Kom Ombo is unique in Egypt as a double temple —dedicated to two deities, Sobek and Horus. If your cruise starts in Aswan, Kom Ombo will be your first stop. The deity worshipped at the temple is Sobek, a crocodile-headed god with a human body.