Aswan, Egypt

Temple of Maharraqa

Temple of Maharraqa, Aswan

An unfinished Roman temple to Isis and Serapis that once marked the southern frontier of Roman Egypt. The only Nubian temple with a spiral staircase, it was dismantled in 1961 and rebuilt at New Wadi es-Sebua.

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Location

Coordinates: 22.8, 32.55

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