Egypt temples and tombs list

Complete guide to Egypt temples and pyramids with full description, photos and amazing facts about every temple you can visit in Egypt. Temples of Luxor and Aswan, unknown Nubian temples and Greco-Roman temples in Alexandria.

Luxor Temples


Broken stela inside Karnak temple.

Karnak temple facts, history, description, photos

Open: 09:00 AM - 05:00 AM daily
Address: Luxor East bank,  al-Karnak area

Ticket: 10

Luxor temple main pylons

Luxor temple: description, history, facts, pictures, excursions

Open: 06:00 AM - 10:00 PM daily
Address: Luxor downtown

Ticket: 8

God Horus at the bottom of Hatshepsut temple.

Queen Hatshepsut temple: description, history, pictures, facts | Deir el Bahari temple of Hatshepsut

Open: 06:00 AM - 05:00 PM daily
Address: Luxor West bank, King's valley road

Ticket: 7

Memnon Colossi at West Bank of Luxor

Colossi of Memnon: history, description, facts, photo

Open: 00:00 - 00:00
Address: West bank of the Nile
Sphinx avenue in Luxor temple

Avenue of Sphinxes in Luxor: history, description, facts, photos

Open: 06:00 AM - 10:00 PM daily
Address: Starts from Luxor temple premises

Ticket: 8

Ramesseum Hypostyle Hall.

Ramesseum: description, history, facts, photo | Mortuary temple of Ramses II

Open:
Address: Luxor West bank, Kings Valley road

Ticket: 4

Medinet Habu temple overview.

Medinet Habu Temple in Luxor: description, history, facts | Temple of Ramsess III at Luxor West bank

Open: 6 AM - 5 PM daily
Address: Luxor West bank, Kings Valley road

Ticket: 5

Wall painting in Abydos Temple

Abydos temple of Seti I: history, description, facts

Open: 07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Address: Near al-Balyana, 10 km from Sohag

Ticket: 5

Osirion at Abydos

Osireion temple Egypt: facts, history, description

Open: 07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Address: 10 km from Sohag city, behind the main Abydos temple

Ticket: 0

Chapel of Amenhotep I

Alabaster chapel of Amenhotep I in Luxor: history, facts, description

Open: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM daily
Address: Inside Karnak temple

Ticket: 3

Red Chapel of Hatshepsut in Karnak temple

Red chapel of Hatshepsut: facts, description, history

Open: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM daily
Address: Inside Karnak temple

Ticket: 3

Senusret I White Chapel

White Chapel of Senusret I : description, facts, history

Open: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM daily
Address: Inside Karnak temple

Ticket: 3

Aswan Temples


The Great Abu Simbel temple.

Abu Simbel Temples: description, facts, history, photo

Open:
Address: 280 km south of Aswan, 210 km south of the Tropic of Canser, 70 km north of the Sudan border

Ticket: 12

On the way to Philae Island, Aswan.

Philae Island at Aswan | Temple of Isis on Philae island

Open:
Address: The island is between the Old Dam and the High Dam at Aswan

Ticket: 9

Temple of Gerf Husein at Kalabsha

Kalabsha temple: description, facts, history, photo | Nubian Temples in Egypt

Open:
Address: Island to the south of Aswan on the shores of Lake Nasser

Ticket: 3

Overview on Elephantine island.

Elephantine island Aswan: meaning and archaeological sites

Open: 07:00 AM - 05:00 PM daily
Address: West bank of Aswan, opposit Old Cataract hotel

Ticket: 4

Egypt Temples


Sacred bark at Edfu temple.

Edfu temple of Horus: description, facts, history, photo | Ancient Egyptian Temples

Open: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM daily
Address: West bank of the Nile, 115 km south of Luxor or 105 km north of Aswan

Ticket: 9

Kom Ombo temple overview.

Temple of Kom Ombo: description, facts, photo, history |Temple of crocodile God Sobek

Open: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM daily
Address: 5 km north of Aswan, the temple about 4 km far from the town

Ticket: 7

Remains of Serabit el-Khadim temple

Serabit el-Khadim | Temple of Hathor

Open:
Address: South Sinai, Wadi Serabit, southeast of Abu Zenima, about 50 km inside the mountain
Columns with Hathor capitals

Dendera temple of Hathor: history, description, photo, facts

Open: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM daily
Address: 4 km southwest of Qena on the West Bank of the Nile

Ticket: 5

Alexandria Temples


Pompey's pillar in Alexandria

Pompey's pillar Alexandria: description, history, facts, photo

Open: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM daily
Address: Kom el-Dekka, Ismail Mahana Road, Alexandria

Ticket: 4

Ras el-Soda temple in Alexandria, Egypt

Ras el-Soda Alexandria temple: description, history, photo

Open:
Address: Chatby Garden in Horreya street, Alexandria
Alexandria Roman theatre, Egypt

Roman Amphitheater Alexandria: history, description, facts | Greco-Roman Monuments in Egypt

Open: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM daily
Address: Kom el-Dekka, Ismail Mahana Road, Alexandria

Ticket: 4

Good to know

Egyptian temples

Ancient Egyptian temples are mainly found in Luxor, that’s why the city is called the City of Million Temples since ancient times. There are some remains of famous Greco-Roman temples in Alexandria and Dendera. Abydos and Nubia are famous for its Pharaonic temples as well. While tombs can be found all over Egypt, starting from Cairo, Giza plateau and Saqqara, rock-cut tombs in Aswan and Bani Hasan and finishing with Greco-Roman tombs and catacombs in Alexandria.

Our virtual Egypt temples tour will let you know Egypt temples facts and Egypt temples names. We prepare for you a list of famous Egyptian temples that can be visited during one day tour to Luxor and Aswan. Egypt temples of Karnak will introduce you to the best Egyptian temples architecture, Egyptian temple interior and most common Egyptian temple plan. Famous temples in ancient Egypt were not just temple of Edfu and Abydos, but also Luxor temple and Abu Simbel temples.