Edfu, Egypt

Edfu, Egypt

Edfu Egypt

Edfu; also spelt Idfu, or in modern French as Edfou, and known in antiquity as Behdet) is an Egyptian city, located on the west bank of the Nile River between Esna and Aswan, with a population of approximately sixty thousand people. For the ancient history of the city, see below. Edfu is the site of the Ptolemaic Temple of Horus and an ancient settlement, Tell Edfu (described below). About 5 km (3.1 mi) north of Edfu are remains of ancient pyramids. It was capital of the nome II of the Upper Egypt being already important in the Old Empire. It was the origin of the caravans that left for the oasis of Jarga, to the west, to the mines of the eastern desert and to the coast of the Red Sea, to the east. The oldest discoveries are dated during Dynasty III but the place had to be inhabited beforehand.
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Recommended airport
Luxor Intl (LXR)
Nearby destinations
  • Esna a 48.08 km
  • Idfu a 0.14 km