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A double temple on a bend of the Nile, for the crocodile god Sobek and the falcon god Horus, with mummified crocodiles nearby.

Photo: Olaf Tausch · CC BY 3.0
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1–2 hours

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A double temple on a bend of the Nile, for the crocodile god Sobek and the falcon god Horus, with mummified crocodiles nearby.

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