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Dendera Temple complex

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Also known as Denderah Temple

ancient Egyptian temple complex

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Encyclopedic overview

The Dendera Temple complex (Ancient Egyptian: Iunet or Tantere; the 19th-century English spelling in most sources, including Belzoni, was Tentyra; also spelled Denderah) is located about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 miles) south-east of Dendera, Egypt. It is one of the best-preserved temple complexes of ancient Egypt. The area was used as the sixth nome of Upper Egypt, south of Abydos.

Temple of Hathor, Dendera

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dendera Temple complex” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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