Archaeological site · Egypt
Temple of the Oracle of Amun (Aghurmi)
معبد آمون · معبد التنبؤات
Ruined temple on the Aghurmi rock in Siwa that housed the oracle of Amun consulted by Alexander the Great in 331 BC.
Where it is
29.2052, 25.5435
Why go
On the rock of Aghurmi, the former capital of Siwa east of today's town, stand the remains of the temple that housed the oracle of Amun-Ra. By about 700 BC its pronouncements were famous around the eastern Mediterranean, and in 331 BC Alexander the Great crossed the desert to consult it in private, after which he was shown wearing Amun's ram horns. The building is modest and ruined compared with Nile Valley temples, and it is the subject of a dedicated German Archaeological Institute study.
Near Temple of the Oracle of Amun (Aghurmi)
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