{"id":18807,"date":"2026-09-23T08:38:44","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T08:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bookegypttravel.com\/monuments\/kom-ombo-temple\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T08:38:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T08:38:44","slug":"kom-ombo-temple","status":"publish","type":"monument","link":"https:\/\/bookegypttravel.com\/en\/monuments\/kom-ombo-temple\/","title":{"rendered":"Kom Ombo Temple"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kom Ombo is unusual among Egyptian temples because it is perfectly symmetrical, with two parallel sets of courts, halls and sanctuaries \u2014 one dedicated to Sobek the crocodile god, the other to Horus the Elder.<\/p>\n<p>Its riverside setting makes it a favourite stop on Nile cruises, and it is one of the few temples that stays open into the evening.<\/p>\n<h2>What you will see<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The twin entrances and twin sanctuaries.<\/li>\n<li>Reliefs of surgical instruments and a calendar of festivals.<\/li>\n<li>The Crocodile Museum, with mummified crocodiles.<\/li>\n<li>The Nilometer and the riverside setting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Practical tips<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Crocodile Museum is included in the temple ticket.<\/li>\n<li>Most cruise ships stop here for 1\u20131.5 hours.<\/li>\n<li>Late afternoon light on the river is excellent for photographs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A riverside double temple shared by the crocodile god Sobek and the falcon god Horus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":14089,"template":"","monument-region":[565],"class_list":["post-18807","monument","type-monument","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","monument-region-aswan-nubia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.5 (Yoast SEO v28.6) - 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