Temple of Nadura

The Temple of Nadura is another of the temples/forts which were built to protect the oasis. It is located1.5 kilometres north of the Tourist Information Office at Qasr Kharga on a 133 meter (425 foot) hill, commanding a superb view from this strategic position. The temple was dedicated to Amun-Re (but Mut and the cult of Castor and Pollux have also been suggested) and was probably built in the second century AD during the reign of Antoninus Pius (138-161 AD). Today there a few remains of the temple but it once had a sanctuary and a number of associated chambers with reliefs decorating the walls. The temple was surrounded by a mudbrick enclosure with an entrance in the eastern side. Within this enclosure are also the remains of a church and the whole complex was reused as a fortress by the Turks. Outside the temple complex/fortress, towards the bottom of the hill, another Roman temple (perhaps dedicated to Aphrodite) can be found (CISS Inventory 2010; Vivian, 1990).

Site coordinates: N 25 28 103 E 30 33 412