It's A Blog Eat Blog World (Free subscription) | 15/07/2008
For those of you who like my Egypt posts, I'm a guest blogger today over at Cats On Tour Through Egypt. Everything the beginner needs to know about the Temple of Kom-Ombo, and some fun pictures, too! ~mo
Egyptology News (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
Kom Ombo has the misfortune to be opposite a major industrial area, but it is an attractive temple. To read about Kom Ombo see Su Bayfield's informative page on the subject. Egyptology News Blog, Andie Byrnes
Travelblog (Free subscription) | 27/04/2008
There are no crocodiles in the Nile below the Aswan dam but they were prolific in pharonic times and the dual temple at Kom Ombo is dedicated to Haroeris and Sobek the local crocodile god. A number of mummified crocodiles were found at the site and a couple are now on display.At Edfu the Temple of Horus was built over a period spanning 237 BC to 57 BC and has much Roman influence. The 36m high e
Travelblog (Free subscription) | yesterday
011008Still in Aswan our tour today took us to the High Dam Temple of Philae and Kom Ombo.The High Dam was constructed from 1960 1971 across the Nile River at Aswan. It was built to control unpredictable flood waters and supply a constant flow of water for irrigation and human use. Power is also produced through the hydroelectric station at the dam.Behind the wall is the largest man made lak
Travelblog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Holly and I have finished our tour and survived our first day in Cairo on our own but I still haven't filled you in since we departed Aswan on our Nile cruise....I broke a strap on my favourite pair of sandals in Aswan before our Nile cruise boat checked out. No worries remarks our tour leader and local Egyptologist Michael. Everyone has some business or other to take care of in Aswan before we
