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Philae Temple
7th or 6th-century BC temple in Egypt
About Philae Temple
The Philae temple complex is an island-based temple complex in the reservoir of the Aswan Low Dam, downstream of the Aswan Dam and Lake Nasser, Egypt in Africa. Originally, the temple complex was located on Philae Island, near the expansive First Cataract of the Nile in Upper Egypt. These rapids and the surrounding area have been variously flooded since the initial construction of the Aswan Low Dam in 1902. With the construction of the modern dam in Aswan (1960–1970) a few kilometers upstream, this temple was going to face total flooding and was initially omitted from the International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia project to rescue all temples in the area and avoid what had previously happened with the Aswan Low Dam and the Temple of Philae.
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Where is Philae Temple?
Philae Temple is in Egypt. The nearest city is Aswan, about 8 km away.
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