The Faiyum Region
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The Southern Temple at Karanis was built during the Ptolemaic period and completed by Nero. The temple was dedicated to Petesuchos, a crocodile god |
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Inside the remains of the South Temple |
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One of the Steam rooms and pools of the Roman baths that can still be seen in the north temple of Karanis, now mostly in ruin. |
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The North Temple of Karanis?? |
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Inside the North Temple or Karanis. |
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Some of the waterwheels in the oasis. The waters of the Bahr Yusef are distributed throughout the oasis from Medinet, the capital of the Faiyum. Approximately 200 of the great waterwheels are located throughout the oasis. |
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