The Temple of Edfu, is one of the best preserved temples in the entire Middle East. Greeks used to call it Apollionopolis. Temple of Horus is dedicated to Horus, an was built during the Ptolemaic period above another from the time of Tutmose. The temple is 460 feet long long. Their are massive figures of Horus and the god Hathor. Inside the holy of holies called the sanctuary, is in perfect state. From the inscriptions posted on the temple, it shows it was constructed under Nectanebus II around 360 B.C.

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The temple has Coptic language inscriptions that means “The Place of Childbirth” and it refers to the spot where Horus was reborn. It is a sacred place to all ladies who wants to get pregnant.

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