Historical place profile
Wadi es Sebua
The Wadi es-Sebua, also known as the Valley of the Lions, is the site of two New Kingdom Egyptian temples. This includes a temple built by Pharaoh Ramesses II (19th Dynasty).
Record details
- Research ID
- catholon:place:pleiades:795885
- Catalogue ID
- pleiades:795885
- Place type
- settlement, temple-2
- Coordinates
- 22.793132, 32.545414
- Precision
- precise
- Locator semantics
- representative_point_not_boundary
Historical description
The Wadi es-Sebua, also known as the Valley of the Lions, is the site of two New Kingdom Egyptian temples. This includes a temple built by Pharaoh Ramesses II (19th Dynasty).
Geographic evidence
The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.
Provenance: Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 81 C3 Wadi es Sebua
Source and reuse
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Research path
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