Me in front of Edfu

Kom Ombo & Edfu, Egypt

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July 11th 2008
Tenth & Eleventh Stop: Kom Ombo & Edfu Egypt. As we made our way up the nile river by boat, we made several stops including one to the ancient city of Kom Ombo. The most notable thing in Kom Ombo is a temple built during the Ptolemaic dynasty (300 B.C. to 30 B.C.) while Egypt was under Greek rule. The temple is made to honor both Horus (Falcon headed God of the sky) and Sobek (Crocodile headed ... read more

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The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by deserts to the east and west, allowed for the development of one of the world's great civilizations. A unified kingdom arose circa 3200 B.C. and a ser... ... read more