Edfu
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Edfu (an aa spelt Idfu, or in modren French as Edfou, an kent in antiquity as Behdet) is an Egyptian ceety, locatit on the wast bank o the Nile River atween Esna an Aswan, wi a population o approximately saxty thoosan fowk. For the auncient history o the ceety, see belaw. Edfu is the steid o the Ptolemaic Temple o Horus an an auncient dounset, Tell Edfu (describit belaw). Aboot 5 km (3.1 mi) north o Edfu are remains o auncient pyramids.
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Edfu | |
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The front o the Temple o Edfu | |
Coordinates: 24°58′40″N 32°52′24″E | |
Kintra | Egyp |
Govrenorate | Aswan Govrenorate |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
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