The Philae Temple began construction during the reign of Pharaoh Nectanebo I of the 30th Dynasty, around 380–362 BCE, and was completed by several Ptolemaic kings.

With Its souks beside the banks of the Nile, Aswan is Egypt's historic gateway to the south. The city’s Nubian heritage lives on in local dialects and the alluring Philae Temple.

Tourists visit the Philae temple complex in Aswan, Egypt, Nov. 22, 2024. (Photo: Xinhua) A tourist views the relief painting in the Philae temple complex in Aswan, Egypt, Nov. 22, 2024.

Other than Abu Simbel and Philae, the property includes the temples of Amada, constructed by Tuthmosis III and by Amenophis II, of Derr (also at Amada), those of Wadi Sebua, Dakka and Maharraqa (at ...

Standing in awe beneath the open sky inside the Philae Temple complex by the Nile River in Egypt’s city of Aswan, Spanish traveller Brais Recarey took in the symmetry of the towering columns and ...

DAY NINE — VISIT PHILAE TEMPLE AND ASWAN HIGH DAM; SAIL TO EDFU: Hop on a local motorboat for the sail to Philae Temple, founded in 380 BC and moved in 1972 from its original location along the ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The sheer scale of the Great Temple of Abu Simbel is difficult to convey.Credit: iStock Once, Egypt's mighty temple complex of Abu ...

Isis Temple in Aswan reopens. Nevine El-Aref, Friday 22 Jan 2021. The Isis Temple in Aswan has reopened to the public after the completion of restoration work and the development of tourism services ...

In October, two wedding parties were held at two of Egypt’s most renowned ancient landmarks, the Karnak Temple Complex in Luxor and the Philae Temple in Aswan, both UNESCO world heritage sites.

Nasr Salama, Director General of the Aswan Antiquities, denied on Facebook on Thursday afternoon the burning of the Roman Kiosk of Trajan of Philae Temple in Aswan. Salama stressed that the news was ...