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Bookmark or Share- Edfu - WikipediaEdfu (Ancient Egyptian: bḥdt, Arabic: إدفو pronounced, Sahidic Coptic: ⲧⲃⲱ, ⲧⲃⲟ, Bohairic Coptic: ⲑⲃⲱ, ⲁⲧⲃⲱ; also spelt Idfu, or in modern French as Edfou) is an Egyptian city, located on the west bank of the Nile River between Esna and Aswan, with a population of approximately 60,000 people.
- Temple of Edfu (Temple of Horus) - Give Me HistoryThe Temple of Edfu, Known also as the Temple of Horus, in Upper Egypt is one of the most beautiful and best-preserved in all of Egypt. Read on to learn more.
- Edfu Temple - Greco-Roman Period Monuments - Rosicrucian Egyptian MuseumThe Temple of Edfu was buried under centuries of sand and silt until the nineteenth century, when French Egyptologist Auguste Mariette rediscovered the site. The complex is one of the most well-preserved sites in Egypt today; its architecture is very much intact, and the building contains a wealth of legible inscriptions on its walls.
- Decrypting the Temple of Edfu and the Edfu Texts - Ancient OriginsThe Temple of Edfu, dedicated to the god Horus, is the second largest temple in Egypt. After the Roman period, the temple was gradually buried by desert sand, and silt from the Nile. As a result, the temple was forgotten, and was only rediscovered during the 19 th century.
- The Temple of Edfu: How to Visit It - Global HighlightsThe Temple of Edfu is one of the best preserved and biggest temple complexes in Egypt. It is comparatively younger than most of the Egyptian temples because construction ended only about 60 BC. Then the huge structure was buried in sand that preserved it well until it was uncovered by archaeologists about 170 years ago.
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