Kom Oshim
Kom Oshim is located to the north of Qaroun Lake, 70 KM away from Cairo, 33 KM away from El Fayoum Oasis, was one of the largest Graeco-Roman cities in Fayoum Built by the ptolemies in the third century B.C, It is close to the Cairo-Fayoum road, only 70 km (44 miles) far from Cairo.
Today the remains of the city include two temples dedicated to the crocodile gods and a Roman bath, it also includes a museum that has an interesting display of glassware, jewelry and pottery discovered in the site.
Karanis:
Karanis is the ancient name for Kom Oshim, it is the largest Greco-Roman city located at El Fayoum, this city went through many changes and it was totally occupied for about seven centuries.
Karanis Museum:
The museum Karanis is small but shows the design of the Ptolemaic Roman Empire. Karanis displays artifacts collected by the creek mercenaries and their camp followers including wonderful glassware, potteries, jewelries and ornaments. The museum has antiques belong to Fayoum's different subsequent eras and it is really worth the visit.
The northern Temple:
Its dates back to the end of the 1st century, It Dedicated to the Roman bath, it has two small entrance pylons, and it has no inscriptions at all.
The southern Temple:
The temple in the south side was built in the 01st century AD, and it is the largest one, The museum dedicated to God Sobek (the Crocodile God), it contains three chambers, many mummified crocodiles have been found at Karanis, there is also a low hidden chamber which was probably used by the priests to deliver oracles.
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