EGYPT - Kom Ombo and Edfu

Kom Ombo Arabic: كوم أمبو‎, Coptic: Ⲉⲙⲃⲱ Embo, Ancient Greek: Ὄμβοι Omboi or Ancient Greek: Ὄμβος Ombos or Latin: Ambo and Ombi – is an agricultural town in Egypt famous for the Temple of Kom Ombo.

Edfu is an Egyptian city, located on the west bank of the Nile River between Esna and Aswan, with a population of approximately sixty thousand people. Edfu is the site of the Ptolemaic Temple of Horus and an ancient settlement, Tell Edfu. About 5 km south of Edfu are remains of ancient pyramids.

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