Why visit Ţūd
Townapedia lists 4 museums and landmarks in and around town.
Highlights include El-Tod and Hermonthis.
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About Ţūd
El-Tod (Arabic: طود aṭ-Ṭūd, from Coptic: ⲧⲟⲟⲩⲧ or ⲧⲁⲩⲧ, Ancient Egyptian: Ḏrty, lit. 'falcon', Ancient Greek: Τουφιον, Latin: Tuphium) was the site of an ancient Egyptian town and a temple to the Egyptian god Montu. It is located 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Luxor, Egypt, near the settlement of Hermonthis. A modern village now surrounds the site.
From the Wikipedia article El-Tod (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks4
El-Tod
Monument and historic site
Town and archaeological site in Egypt
History
The history of the site can be traced to the Old Kingdom period of Egyptian history. A granite pillar of the Fifth dynasty pharaoh, Userkaf, is the oldest object found at El-Tod. It was this same pharaoh who ordered that the temple to Montu be enlarged. Evidence of Eleventh dynasty building is shown in the discovery of blocks bearing the names of Mentuhotep II and Mentuhotep III. Under Senwosret I, these buildings were replaced with a new temple. Further additions to this temple were made under Ptolemy VIII.
From the History section of El-Tod on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Ţūd
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Getting there and nearby towns
Luxor International Airport (LXR) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 20 km away.
- Armant 4 km north, about 4 min by car
- Al Bayāḑīyah 14 km northeast, about 14 min by car
- Luxor 17 km northeast, about 17 min by car
- Aţ Ţārif 20 km northeast, about 20 min by car
- Az Zaynīyah Qiblī 24 km northeast, about 24 min by car
- Esna 32 km south, about 32 min by car
- Jarājūs 39 km northeast, about 39 min by car
- Naqādah 40 km northeast, about 40 min by car
- Qūş 44 km northeast, about 44 min by car
- As Sibā‘īyah 46 km south, about 46 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- El-Tod 21, Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
- Armant 04, Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
- El-Tod 03, Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
- El-Tod 02, Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
- Tod Temple R05, Marc Ryckaert, CC BY 3.0
- Tod Temple R04, Marc Ryckaert, CC BY 3.0
- Tod Temple R03, Marc Ryckaert, CC BY 3.0
- El-Tod 20, Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
- El-Tod 19, Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
- Tod Temple R01, Marc Ryckaert, CC BY 3.0
- El-Tod 11, Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
- El-Tod 09, Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
- El-Tod 10, Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
- El-Tod 05, Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
- El-Tod 04, Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
- El-Tod 06, Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
- El-Tod 07, Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
- El-Tod 08, Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
- El-Tod 15, Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
- El-Tod 14, Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
- El-Tod 17, Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
- El-Tod 16, Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
- El-Tod 18, Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
- El-Tod 12, Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
- El-Tod 13, Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
- Tod R02, Marc Ryckaert, CC BY 3.0
- El-Tod 01, Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
- El-Tod 23, Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
- El-Tod 25, Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
- El-Tod 22, Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
- El-Tod 24, Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
- Tod R01, Marc Ryckaert, CC BY 3.0
- El-Tod 26, Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
- El-Tod 28, Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
- El-Tod 29, Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
- El-Tod 27, Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
- El-Tod 32, Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
- El-Tod 31, Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
- El-Tod 30, Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
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