Egypt Travel Part V: Temple, Kom Ombo Temple and Galabia Party
Egypt Travel Part V: Temple, Kom Ombo Temple and Galabia Party
Map showing the location of Edfu and Kom Ombo
Map showing the location of Edfu and Kom Ombo
Day 4 Saturday, 16 December 2017
After breakfast on the cruise boat at Edfu, we took Egyptian horse-drawn carriages, kaleshes, passed through the town of Edfu and stopped at a temple known as Edfu Temple.
Tour group’s cruise on River Nile at Edfu, Egypt
Tour group’s cruise boat on River Nile, Edfu, Egypt
Tour group riding horse-drawn carriages, “kalesha”, from their cruise boat to the Edfu Temple or Temple of Horus
Tour group riding horse-drawn carriages from their cruise boat to the Edfu Temple or Temple of Horus
Ticket to enter Edfu Temple or Temple of Horus
Ticket to visit the Edfu Temple, Edfu, Egypt
Edfu Temple or Temple of Horus
Edfu Temple was built in the Ptolemaic Period(305-30 B.C.) for a falcon god known as Horus. Hence, it is also known as Temple of Horus.
Below are some photos of the Edfu Temple or Temple of Horus:
Facade or Pylon of the Edfu Temple
Facade of the Temple of Horus, Edfu, Egypt
Tour group at the Edfu Temple
Tour group visiting the Temple of Horus, Edfu, Egypt
Statue of Horus on the left entrance of the Edfu Temple
Statue of Horus on the left of the entrance to the Temple of Horus
Statue of Horus on the entrance of the Edfu Temple
Statue of Horus on the right of the entrance to the Temple of Horus
Tour group in the Peristyle Hall of the Edfu Temple or Temple of Horus
Tour group in Peristyle Hall facing the Hypostyle Hall of the Temple of Horus
Peristyle Hall in the foreground and Pylon of the Edfu Temple in the background
Peristyle Hall in the foreground and Pylon in the background
Passage from Hall of Offerings to the Horus Sanctuary in the Edfu Temple
Passage from Hall of Offerings to Horus Sanctuary, Temple of Horus, Edfu
Horus Sanctuary in the Edfu Temple. It houses a sacred boat of Horus in the rear of the Edfu Temple.
Horus Sanctuary houses a sacred boat in the rear of the Temple of Horus
Blackened ceiling caused by arson in the Hypostyle Hall in the middle of the Edfu Temple
Blackened ceiling in the Hypostyle Hall in the middle of Temple of Horus caused by arson
Egyptian tour-guide, Khaled, explaining the relief on a wall of the Edfu Temple
Tour guide, Khaled, explaining the relief on a wall of Temple Horus, Edfu
A relief on the back of the pylon of the Edfu Temple
A relief on the back of the pylon of the Temple of Horus, Edfu
Another relief on a wall of the Edfu Temple
A relief on a wall of the Temple of Horus, Edfu
Hieroglyphs on a wall of the Edfu Temple
Hieiroglyphs on a wall of Temple of Horus, Edfu
Writer’ wife waiting in a “kalesha”(horse-drawn carriage) for other tour-members to return from the Temple of Horus
Writer’s wife on a “kalesha” waiting near the Temple of Horus for other members to go back to the cruise boat on River Nile at Edfu
Departure for Kom Ombo
After visiting the Edfu Temple for a couple of hours, we rode on “kaleshas” back to our cruise boat. Before noon our boat set sail again. It was sailing on River Nile further south to another historical place known as Kom Ombo.
Kom Ombo
On arrival at Kom Ombo in the afternoon, we disembarked the boat and walked a short distance to a temple which was on a low hill. It was known as Kom Ombo Temple.
Cruise Boat stopping at Kom Ombo
Cruise boats stopping at Kom Ombo for tourists to visit Kom Ombo Temple
A ticket to enter Kom Ombo Temple and Crocodile Museum
Ticket to visit Kom Ombo Temple
Temple for Sobek and Horus
Known as Kom Ombo Temple, it was built in the Ptolemaic Dynasty(180-47 B.C.) for the Crocodile God, Sobek, and two more gods, and the Falcon God, Horus, and two more other gods.
Kom Ombo Temple built on a low hill near River Nile
Kom Ombo Temple built on a low hill near River Nile
Kom Ombo Temple was built for two sets of Gods
Kom Ombo Temple was built for two sets of gods, Horus and others, and Sobek and different gods
Side view of Kom Ombo Temple
Side view of Kom Ombo Temple
Passage through Kom Ombo Temple
Passage through Kom Ombo Temple
A relief showing medical information in Kom Ombo Temple
A relief in Kom Ombo showing medical instruments and other information
A relief showing a priest communicating with Sobek, the crocodile god. in the Kom Ombo Temple
A wall-relief showing a priest communicating with the crocodile god, Sobek
A large stone block of Horus and Sobek outside the Kom Ombo Temple
A large block of stone showing a relief of the falcon god, Horus, facing the crocodile god, Sobek
A large stone block with hieroglyphs outside the Kom Ombo Temple
Large stone block with information using hieroglyphs outside Kom Ombo Temple
Top columns lying outside the Kom Ombo Temple
Tops of columns lying on the ground outside Kom Ombo Temple
Nilometer outside the Kom Ombo Temple
It was used for measuring the level and checking the clarity of the water from River Nile
Nilometer near Kom Ombo Temple was used for measuring the level and checking the clarity of the water from River Nile
Crocodile Museum
At the foot of the hill there was a crocodile museum that housed some preserved crocodiles and live ones too.
A crocodile museum at the foot of the hill where Kom Ombo Temple is located
Returning to the Cruise Boat
After visiting the Kom Ombo Temple and the crocodile museum, we walked back to our cruise boat.
“Galabia” Party Time on Cruise Boat
After dinner, it was fun and game time at a party for the tour group on the cruise boat. Some tour members dressed in Egyptian long clothes known as “galabia”. Koh, his wife and daughter were the most well-dressed in “galabia”.(see photo below)
The most well-dressed family in “galabia” was Koh family
Koh family was the most well-dressed family for the “galabia” party in the evening
Dances and Games
Our Egyptian tour-guide, Khaled, encouraged us to dance. Then he conducted a few fun games.
A Hilarious Game
One of the games had us in stitches. In that hilarious game, four male members had a small ball each that was hung on a string tied around his waist. They had to hit another ball to the finishing line on the floor. The player who got the ball to the finishing line first would be the winner. The winner for that game was Koh.
Some photos below showing the enjoyable activities at the “galabia” party”
Hitting a ball with another ball to the finishing line
Four male tour members trying to hit their balls to the finishing line first
Dancing
Tour members enjoying dancing
“Spoon Game”
Tour members playing a spoon game
After the party, we all retirned to our rooms on the cruise boat. The boat was sailing south to Aswan from Kom Ombo at night. The distance between them is 48 km.
Arrival at Aswan and Departure to Abu Simbel
In the early morning, our boat reached Aswan. After breakfast, we left the boat and travelled by coach through Sahara Desert to a place in the south known as Abu Simbel, another historical place.
(Continue in Egypt Travel Part VI)
Egypt Travel Parts I to XII
Egypt Travel Part I :Salah el Din Citadel, Muhammad Ali Mosque, Tahrir Square and Egyptian Museum
Egypt Travel Part II :Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut Temple and Colossi of Memnon
Egypt Travel Part III :Hot Air Balloons and Karnak Temple Complex
Egypt Travel Part IV :Papyrus Paper-Making, Luxor Temple and Esna Lock
Egypt Travel Part V :Edfu Temple, Kom Ombo Temple and Galabia Party
Egypt Travel Part VI :Abu Simbel Temples and Nubian Village(Elephantine Island)
Egypt Travel Part VII :Unfinished Obelisk, Aswan High Dam and Philae Temple
Egypt Travel Part VIII:Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel, Moon Beach(Ras Sudr), and St. Catherine
Egypt Travel Part IX :Mount Sinai, Catherine’s Monastery and Sharm el Sheikh
Egypt Travel Part X :Sharm el Sheikh
Egypt Travel Part XI :Cairo Food, Saqqara Step Pyramid Complex and Memphis
Egypt Travel Part XII :Great Giza Pyramid Complex and Khan el Khalil Bazaar
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