Discover 4 ancient temples in Egypt

Archaeologists exploring an ancient military route in Sinai discovered 4 temples in the ruins of 3,000 years old of an ancient city. These temples may have been used to impress foreign delegations visiting Egypt.

Images of Ramses II (right) and Geb Spirit Land are carved on the wall of 1 of 4 newly discovered temples.

The most notable of these findings is a temple built with bricks and mud with a 70x80 m campus. This is the largest temple of this type found in Sinai. The leading Egyptian archaeologist, Zahi Hawass, said the temple was reinforced by 3m thick mud walls.

The findings were found at Qantara, about 4km from the Suez Canal. The four temples are the latest discovery of archaeologists excavating the ruins of the old city on a military route called 'Horus's Road'. Horus is the bird god, who represents the strongest cosmic powers of ancient Egyptians.

This military route once connected Egypt to Palestine and is close to the current Rafah road, the border between Palestinian and Egyptian Gaza lands.

The largest temple consists of 4 corridors and colorful sculptures in memory of King Ramses I and II of Egypt. The grandeur and magnitude of the temple can be used to impress the military and foreign delegations visiting Egypt.

Archaeologist Mohammed Abdel-Maqsoud, the excavation team leader, said that the largest brick temple could write back Sinai's history and military importance to the ancient Egyptians.

Earlier, archaeologists had for the first time found the temple of New Kingdom in the north of Sinai. Studies have shown that the temple was built atop a fortress of the 18th Dynasty (from 1569-1315 BC).

Last year, a collection of reliefs of King Ramses II and King Seti I (1314-1304 BC) was discovered along with the storages that the ancient Egyptian army used in New Kingdom storing wheat and weapons.