| PYRAMIDS & TEMPLES OF THE PHARAONIC KINGDOMS OF THE NILE: EGYPT (5-19 Mar 2006) | www.alexpeditions.net |
Paris CairoGiza & SaqqaraLuxorWest BankAswan & PhilaeAbu SimbelKom Ombo & EdfuAbydos & DendaraNile & Red Sea |
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KOM OMBO & EDFU | (09 of 10) NEXT ALBUM |
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| Location: Kom Ombo was originally a Greek settlement called Om- bos (from the Egyptian "nubt", meaning City of Gold). Known for the unusial double temple (II century BC). Edfu is known for the major Ptolemaic Horus Temple, the most completely preserved in Egypt. |
Itinerary: [9 March]: Kom Ombo (16:00-18:00): Temple of Haroeris (Horus the Elder) and Sobek › Nilometer › Crocodile Pond › Mammisi (Birth House) of Ptolemy VIII › Hathor's Chapel; [13 March]: Efdu (07:00-09:00): Temple of Horus |
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