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  • Temple of Derr

  • Temple of Derr

    Temple of Derr or el-Derr is a rock-cut Egyptian temple in Lower Nubia. It was built during the 19th Dynasty by Pharaoh Ramesses II. el-Derr was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979, as part of Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae.
    The site is one of the elements that make up the UNESCO World Heritage site, Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae.
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    Temple of Derr
    by Dennis Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Temple of Derr
    by Alberto-g-rovi, CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL, via Wikimedia Commons
    Temple of Derr
    by Dennis Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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    Temple of Derr

    World Heritage Site

    Date of Inscription

    1979

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    Ancient Temples

    Location

    Egypt

    New Valley

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    Second Millennium BC

    Ancient Egyptians

    Ancient Egyptians

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    Ancient Egyptian Monuments

     

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