The Temple of Amada is the oldest Egyptian ക്ഷേത്രം ever found in Nubia. It was first built by Pharoh Thutmose III of the 18th രാജവംശം sometime around 1500 ബി. സി. – അദ്ദേഹം പ്രതിഷ്ഠ ക്ഷേത്രം വരെ ഈജിപ്ഷ്യൻ diety Amun and Re-Horakhty. ശേഷം Thutmose 's death, his son Amenhotep II തുടരുന്നു the temple' s construction and improved its decorations.
Inside of the temple are well-സൂക്ഷിക്കും, നന്നായി വെട്ടി, and colorful reliefs depicting Thutmose III and Amenhotep II being embraced by വിവിധ ഈജിപ്ഷ്യൻ ദൈവങ്ങളുടെ. ക്ഷേത്രം, along with several other ancient monuments, was relocated in the 1960s when the Egyptian government decided to construct the High Aswan Dam. It was moved സമീപം its original location to higher ground where it would be safe from rising water.
