The Temple of Kom Ombo is an unusual double temple in the town of Kom Ombo, along the river Nile, in Aswan Governorate, Upper Egypt. The building is unique because its 'double' design meant that there were courts, halls, sanctuaries and rooms duplicated for two sets of gods.

The southern half of the temple was dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek, god of fertility and creator of the world with Hathor and Khonsu.

The northern part of the temple was dedicated to the falcon god Haroeris ("Horus the Elder").

It was constructed during the Ptolemaic dynasty, 180–47 BC. Some additions to it were later made during the Roman period. The temple is atypical because everything is perfectly symmetrical along the main axis.

Much of the temple has been destroyed by the Nile, earthquakes, and later builders who used its stones for other projects.

Visitors can observe a non-operational nilometer, a structure used by the ancient Egyptians to measure the water level of the river in order to predict floods. The nilometer features a channel leading from the riverbank to a well. However, water now no longer reaches the well.

The Crocodile Museum, near the Kom Ombo Temple, displays 22 mummified crocodiles of various sizes to have been discovered in the vicinity. It is Egypt's first museum devoted exclusively to crocodiles, inaugurated on Januari 31, 2012.

March 14, 2019

Impression of the original temple:
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