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VIsit to the Temples of Esna and Edfu
Esna is about 55 kilometre, approximately, south of Luxor and lies on the west bank of the Nile. It was the ancient city of Senat, called Latopolis by the Greeks. The city of the fish where the Nile perch was worshipped. Today it is very famous for its river barrage and as a result, it is a stopover for most cruise boats. The Temple of Esna, which was buried beneath its own debris for many centuries, is located in the centre of the town, close to the River Nile, through the local market. The Temple is dedicated to the ram-headed God Khnum, the God of creation. Tuthmosis III laid the foundations of the Temple in the 18th Dynasty, but Ptolemaic and Roman Emperors, from 40-250 A.D, completed it, and their names are recorded all over the Temple walls.
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