Kom Ombo

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Kom Ombo is an Egyptian town on the Nile best known for its unique double temple dedicated to the gods Sobek and Horus.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Kom Ombo canonical 9
Kom Ombo crocodile necropolis 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian deity
ancient Egyptian deity
ancient Egyptian temple
human settlement
town
builtFromMaterial sandstone
constructionContinuedUnder Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos
linked to: Ptolemy XII Auletes
constructionStartedInPeriod Ptolemaic period
constructionStartedUnder Ptolemy VI Philometor
coordinateLocation 24.452°N 32.928°E
country Egypt
dedicatedTo Horus the Elder
linked to: Horus of Kubban

Sobek
economyBasedOn agriculture
tourism
hasArchitecturalFeature double temple design
symmetrical layout
hasClimate hot desert climate
hasCultCenterOf Horus the Elder
linked to: Horus

Sobek
hasDistinctSectionForDeity Horus the Elder
linked to: Horus

Sobek
hasFeature hypostyle hall
nilometer
outer enclosure wall
sanctuary
hasMajorCultCenter Kom Ombo
hasNearbyArchaeologicalSite Temple of Kom Ombo
hasNotableSite Temple of Kom Ombo
hasReliefDepicting calendar
deities
medical instruments
surgical tools
isTouristAttraction true
locatedIn Aswan Governorate
Kom Ombo
locatedInCountry Egypt
locatedInTimeZone Eastern European Time
locatedOnRiver Nile
partOf Upper Egypt
utcOffset +2
utcOffsetDST +3
wasDamagedBy Nile floods
earthquakes
wasUsedAs quarry for building stone

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sobek worshipCenter Kom Ombo
Crocodile Museum in Kom Ombo relatedTo Kom Ombo crocodile necropolis
linked to: Kom Ombo
Edfu hasNearbySite Kom Ombo
Temple of Kom Ombo locatedIn Kom Ombo
subject linked to: Kom Ombo
Sobek hasMajorCultCenter Kom Ombo
subject linked to: Kom Ombo
Temple of Kom Ombo locatedIn Kom Ombo