Location:

It is located at the town of Kom Ombo , approximately 40 Km north from Aswan .

Who built it?
It was built by some of the kings of the Ptolemaic period like Domitian, Tiberius, Ptolemy XII.

Why was it built?
The temple of Kom Ombo was built on the honor of two deities the crocodile-headed Sobek, god of fertility and creator of the world, and Haroeris or the ancient falcon-headed Horus.
It can be said that the main purpose of establishing the Ptolemaic temples is to legitimize the loyalty of the foreign king in Egypt . This legitimacy came from the relives on the walls while performing the processions to the gods and be worshiped side by side with them.

Explanation:
The temple is unique in its design as it consists of two adjoining temples. Each part has its entrance and hypostyle halls and chapels. It was also covered with sand. The temple was called "House of the Crocodile" and "Castle of the Falcon".

There are two triads in the temple; one belongs to Haroeris, his wife, Tasenetnefret, and their son, Panebtawy. The other triad belongs to god Sobek, Hathor and Khonsu.

The name of Kom Ombo is derived from the ancient Egyptian name site of Ombos, which is from the ancient Egyptian word 'nwbt', which means "gold'. In ancient Egypt, the city was important to the caravan routes from Nubia and various gold mines.