Edfu

Edfu, a village of Upper Egypt, on the left bank of the Nile, about 50 miles below the cataracts of Syene, in lat. 24° 58' N. It is noted for its famous temples, one founded about 200 B.C. of great extent and imposing architecture, and adorned with elaborate hieroglyphical inscriptions, and the other containing the history of the god Horus. The villagers still manufacture a kind of earthenware which closely resembles the ancient pottery.