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

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 da

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

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 im

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

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 numb

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 name