🏛️ Edfu
Ancient Egyptian temple city and Roman trading post in Upper Egypt
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in Aswan Governorate, Upper Egypt, on the west bank of the Nile River
- Home to the Temple of Horus, one of Egypt's best-preserved Ptolemaic temples
- Known in antiquity as Apollonopolis Magna under Greco-Roman rule
- UNESCO World Heritage Site (part of Thebes with its Necropolis)
Edfu is an ancient Egyptian city located approximately 115 kilometres south of Luxor in Upper Egypt. The site was a significant religious and commercial centre during the Ptolemaic and Roman periods, serving as both a temple city dedicated to Horus and a trading hub connecting the Nile Valley to Red Sea ports. The preserved Temple of Horus remains one of the finest examples of Greco-Egyptian architecture and continues to dominate the modern town that has grown around it ...