Kom Ombo is an industrial and agricultural town 50km north of Aswan, Egypt. It is famous for the Temple of Kom Ombo. It was originally an Egyptian city called Nubt, meaning City of Gold (not to be confused with the city north of Naqada that was also called Nubt/Ombos). It became a Greek settlement during the Greco-Roman Period. The town's location on the Nile 50 km north of Aswan (Syene) gave it some control over trade routes from Nubia to the Nile Valley, but its main rise to prominence came with the erection of the temple in the 2nd century BC. Most people visit Kom Ombo as part of a Nile cruise from Luxor to Aswan. It is also possible to get there by van from Aswan or Luxor. A local bus from Aswan to Luxor also stops at Kom Ombo, as does the Cairo to Aswan tourist train. Feluccas may also stop at Kom Ombo Temple on a Luxor to Aswan trip.