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Nubian Lion Temple at Naqa

a Pleiades place resource

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The Temple of Apedemak, also known as the Lion Temple, is located to the west of the temple of Amun.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/204558111

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
16.2687436811, 33.2728487534

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Nubian Lion Temple at Naqa (330 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

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Nubian Lion Temple at Naqa makes connections with:

Nubian Lion Temple at Naqa located at Naqa (unspecified date range)

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Place type:
temple

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See Further:

Wikipedia (English) Naqa s.v. "Temple of Apedemak"

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Nubian Lion Temple at Naqa: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/204558111> [accessed: 29 January 2025]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/204558111 |title=Places: 204558111 (Nubian Lion Temple at Naqa) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=January 29, 2025 11:59 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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