The Temple of Kom Ombo is located in Kom Ombo town in Aswan Governorate, Upper Egypt, Kom Ombo is Located only 30 miles north of Aswan it is the third main stop which most of the Nile cruises between Luxor and Aswan make on their journey, Kom Ombo dates from the Ptolomaic Dynasty and it was only completed under Roman reign. The temple has a dual dedicatation to Sobek, and Horus, the plan of the temple reflects this purpose it is a double temple. It was constructed during the Ptolemaic dynasty, 180–47 BC. Some additions to it were later made during the Roman period.
The building is One-of-a-kind because it have a 'double' design and includes there were courts, halls, sanctuaries and rooms duplicated for two sets of gods. The southern half includes of the temple was dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek, god of fertility and creator of the world with Hathor and Khonsu. Meanwhile, the northern part of the temple was dedicated to the falcon god Haroeris or Horus the Elder, and Tasenetnofret Good Sister, The temple is distinguished by its unique character, as everything in it is completely symmetrical along the main axis.
Reliefs in the temple indicate religious rituals similar to those of that period. The temple itself had a specific theology. The characters evoked the gods and myths of Kom Ombo. This temple embraces two notion: the the frist one is universal scond the local , and they unite to form the doctrine of this temple.
By the Nile River and earthquakes much of the temple has been destroyed, and builders later used its stones for other projects. The Copts, who had previously used the temple as a church, defaced some of its reliefs. All the temple buildings on the southern part of the plateau were removed from the ruins and restored by Jacques de Morgan in 1893.
