Attested by some historical as well as archeological testimonies is the fact that in the site of the actual temple there were previous sacred buildings dedicated to goddess Hathor (worshipped as a cow-deity in the Egyptian pantheon). The actual temple was begun in the first century BC and its constr

The Bucheum is the burial place of Buchis Bulls, identified with Montu and worshipped in Hermonthis (Armant). It lies on the desert edge, north of the city of Armant. The earliest bull burial dates to Nectanebo II and the complex remained in use until the mid 4th century AD. In the region, ext

God Montu (the Egyptian god of war) was identified with Horus, Amoun, and Ra. He had his seat in Iuny (Armant). The construction works of the Temple of Montu (also known as Ment, Mentho, Month, Montju, and Munto) began during the XI Dynasty, and later, considerable annexes were added during the XII

The archeological site of Naqada lies about three kilometers northwest of the village. Dating back to the Pre-Dynastic and early Dynastic Periods, the site was a huge settlement that maintained its importance during the later epochs due to its proximity to the gold mines in the Red Sea Mountains.

Dating back to the Middle Kingdom, the Temple of Montu was dedicated to god Montu. In the Eighteenth Dynasty, some additions were annexed to the temple. Nowadays, the existing temple dates back to the Greco-Roman Era. The triad of the temple consists of Montu, Rat-tawy and Harpocrates. Still retaini

El Tod is one of the archaeological sites in Qena Governorate On the eastern bank of the Nile to the south of Armant. It is a city of a great history dating back to the Old Kingdom and encloses a number of monuments that traces back to various historical phases. On its land stands a mud-brick chapel

On the east bank of the Nile River lies El Kab, an archaeological site situated 90 km to the south of Luxor and 32 km to the south of Esna. In ancient times, its name was Nekheb, while the Greeks named it Eileithyiapolis.