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Alternative Names: Karnak; El Kharnâk; El Karnak
Latitude/Longitude: 25° 43' 00" N/ 032° 39' 00" E
Second only to the Pyramids at Al Jīzah in popularity with tourists, Karnak refers to the huge temple complex on the east side of the Nile, in UpperEgypt. Often referred to as one temple, Al Karnak is actually a series of temples, built and enlarged over a period of at least 1300 years, beginning in the 16thcentury BCE and contributed to by approximately 30 pharaohs, extending into Ptolemaic times. The complex is dedicated to Amon-Re, the King of the Gods. Thecomplex also includes red granite obelisks, pylons, or great gates to the complex, and an avenue of ram-headed sphinxes, each holding a small figure of Amon-Re betweenits paws.
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Alternative Names: Aswân; Aswân; Syeue; Syene; Syena; Es-Suan; Assuan; Assouan
Latitude/Longitude: 24° 05' 15" N /032° 53' 56" E
Located at the first cataract on the Nile, modern Aswan is a small town on the east bank which faces the desert on the west bank. It is in whatwas called Nubia, and is the southernmost town of consequence in Egypt. It is a favorite tourist destination because of its proximity to numerous sites of interest.The island of Elephantine has evidence of civilizations existing before the dynasties of ancient Egypt, and apparently housed a Jewish community as well. TheTemple of Isis and Kiosk of Trajan on Philae Island, like the structures at Abu Simbel, were deconstructed and rebuilt on New Philae (Agilkia) Island during the1960’s. The region is also the site of enormous granite quarries, which provided much of the building materials used in ancient temples and statuary.
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Alternative Names: Tentyra; Denderah; Dandara
Latitude/Longitude: 26° 10' 09" N/ 032° 39' 19" E
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