Kom Ombo - Sobek Temple and a New Museum
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Kom Ombo - Sobek Temple and a New Museum


http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html12/o100425v.htm
"Culture Minister Farouk Hosni unveils next month the Sobek temple in Kom Ombo, which bas been restored at a cost of LE 15 million . . . Minister Hosni will also inaugurate a new museum displaying mummified crocodiles and built near the restored temple, dedicated to the principal deities of ancient Kom Ombo".




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