Elkab

Edfu, Egypt

Elkab is an Upper Egyptian site on the east bank of the Nile at the mouth of the Wadi Hillal about 80 kilometres south of Luxor.

Elkab consists of prehistoric and ancient Egyptian settlements, rock-cut tombs of the early Eighteenth Dynasty (1550–1295 BC), remains of temples dating from the Early Dynastic period (3100–2686 BC) to the Ptolemaic Kingdom (332–30 BC), as well as part of the walls of a Coptic monastery.

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Address

Edfu, Egypt

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Details

Founded: 3000-2500 BCE
Category: Prehistoric and archaeological sites in Egypt

More Information

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Rating

4.5/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

Kerstin Blum (3 months ago)
Amazing location and eye-opening historical site.

Christine Ernst (9 months ago)
Tombs of nobles and higher armee people. Very nice in detail, depicting the lives of ordinary people. An ancient wall is close by, where egyptian soldiers were trained inside to fight one of the invaders who came from the northeast.

Saad Hagag (2 years ago)
It’s a very nice temple and a very good history on site

Kenneth Kajberg (2 years ago)
On the other side of the Nile lies el Kab, where we were almost alone. Photography is also not permitted in these graves. Came here in 2009

Ron Lussier (3 years ago)
The tombs of the nobles lie above a beautiful valley containing the Nile river and a 5000 year old walled city. A wonderful experience that not everyone gets to visit.

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