Continuing our series of short articles about the sites and temples you’ll visit on your Nile Cruise here’s a short description of Kom Ombo Temple.
 
Kom Ombo Temple celebrates two different gods. It’s situated some 28 miles north of Aswan on a bend on the River Nile and was a favourite basking spot for crocodiles in times gone by. So it’s understandable that half of the temple complex is dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek.
The other half of the temple, which was constructed between 180 and 145BC and took over a 100 years to complete is dedicated to Haroeris.
Some of the temple has been destroyed but it is still a wonderful site to visit and you will see mummified crocodiles, the very ornate Outer Hypostyle Hall and the sacred well.
The last time we visited Kom Ombo Temple we did so in the early evening when it was lit up just like the photo above and it was great sight when viewed from below as we approcahed it on foot.
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