Archaeological site · Egypt
Deir el-Hagar Temple
دير الحجر
A restored Roman-period sandstone temple to Amun, Mut and Khonsu at the western edge of Dakhla Oasis.
Where it is
25.6648, 28.8133
Why go
Deir el-Hagar is a sandstone temple standing on its own at the far western end of Dakhla Oasis. Built and used under Roman emperors of the first century AD, it was dedicated to the Theban gods Amun, Mut and Khonsu. After it had collapsed into ruin, the Dakhleh Oasis Project restored it over three seasons from about 1990 at the request of Egypt's antiquities service, and its decoration remains under epigraphic study. Visitors see the rebuilt temple and its enclosure in an open desert setting.
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