Kom Ombo (Arabic: كوم أمبو) is a medium-sized Egyptian town in the region of Upper Egypt, on the east bank of the river Nile 65 km south of Edfu and 50 km north of Aswan. Population 60,000.
Kom Ombo is an agricultural town, producing mostly irrigated sugar cane and corn, and unremarkable but for the unusual double temple of Ptolemaic date situated picturesquely high on its banks above the river Nile. The town has ancient origins, of which virtually nothing beyond the temple is to be seen today (it is awaiting excavation!) However, the temple is now a major tourist site crowded with cruise ship passengers every day.
See also: Egypt#Climate
- Temple of Kom Ombo. An unusual dual Temple of Sobek and Haroeris dating to the reign of Ptolemy VI and part of that ruler's extensive building program. Earlier Pharaonic remains have been detected at the site, but little now remains of these. The temple suffered some damage in the earthquake of 1992 but has been restored. Includes admission to the Crocodile Museum beside the site, which shows artefacts related to the cult of Sobek. LE100.
Temple of Kom Ombo. An unusual dual Temple of Sobek and Haroeris dating to the reign of Ptolemy VI and part of that ruler's extensive building program. Earlier Pharaonic remains have been detected at the site, but little now remains of these. The temple suffered some damage in the earthquake of 1992 but has been restored. Includes admission to the Crocodile Museum beside the site, which shows artefacts related to the cult of Sobek. LE100.
There are restaurants at the foot of the temple.
- Gebel es-Silsila – A range of sandstone hills and ancient quarries of huge geological and Egyptological significance, almost immediately north of Kom Ombo.