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Dendera
Dendera

Dendera Temple Complex, located about 2.5 kilometres south-east of Dendera, Egypt. The earliest extant building in the compound today is the Mammisi raised by Nectanebo II between 360-343 BC. The other temples are mostly Greco-Roman such as Hathor temple, also called Temple of Tentyra, which is the main temple in the colmplex that dating back to the Ptolemaic period in the 3rd century BC.
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Country: Egypt
District: Qena Governorate
Category: Ancient Temples
Site History: 4th Century BC
Oldest Culture: Ancient Egyptians
Later Cultures: Ptolemaic
Site Features: Ancient Egyptian & Ptolemaic Monuments
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