Temple of Beit el-Wali

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The Temple of Beit el-Wali is a rock-cut ancient Egyptian temple in Nubia which was built by Pharaoh Ramesses II and dedicated to the deities of Amun-Re, Re-Horakhti, Khnum and Anuket. It was the first in a series of temples built by Ramesses II in this region; its name Beit el-Wali means 'House of the Holy Man' and may indicate its previous use by a Christian hermit at some point in time. The temple was relocated during the 1960s as a result of the Aswan High Dam project and moved towards higher ground along with the Temple of Kalabsha. This move was coordinated with a team of Polish archaeologists financed jointly by a Swiss and Chicago Institute respectively. The temple was located 50 kilometres south of Aswan. ()

Local name: معبد بيت الوالي Coordinates: 23°57'42"N, 32°51'59"E

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Nearby attractions include: Aswan Dam, Kiosk of Qertassi, Trajan's Kiosk, Agilkia Island.

0.9 miNE
Dam
Aswan Dam
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~730 ftSE
Temple
Kiosk of Qertassi
4 min walk • The Kiosk of Qertassi is "a tiny Roman kiosk with four slender papyrus columns inside, two Hathor columns at the...
4.5 miN
Memorial
Trajan's Kiosk, Aswan
116 min walk • Trajan's Kiosk, also known as Pharaoh's Bed by the locals, is a hypaethral temple currently located on Agilkia Island in southern Egypt. The unfinished monument is attributed to Trajan, Roman emperor from 98 to 117 AD, due to his depiction as pharaoh seen on some of the interior reliefs.
4.5 miN
Island, Area
Agilkia Island, Aswan
116 min walk • Agilkia Island is an island in the reservoir of the Old Aswan Dam along the Nile River in southern Egypt; it is the present site of the relocated ancient Egyptian temple complex of Philae.
4.5 miN
24°1'31"N • 32°53'3"E
Philae Temple, Aswan
116 min walk • Historical place, Temple
4.2 miN
Island, Locality
Bigeh
108 min walk • Bigeh is an island and archaeological site situated along the Nile River in historic Nubia and within the Aswan Governorate of southern Egypt. The island has been situated in the reservoir of the Old Aswan Dam since the dam's initial completion in 1902.
2.6 miN
Universities and schools
Aswan University, Philae
67 min walk • Aswan University is a university located in Aswan, Egypt. Established in 2012, it was previously known as the Aswan branch of the South Valley University.